Multi-specific binding proteins for cancer treatment

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to novel B7H6/CD3 binding proteins. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such proteins; to methods for preparing such proteins; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such proteins; to compositions comprising such proteins; and to uses of such proteins or such compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the field of cancer diseases.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

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TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to multi-specific binding proteinscomprising a first antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 (also referredto herein as “B7-H6”) and a second antigen binding unit specific forCD3. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such bindingproteins, to methods for preparing such binding proteins; host cellsexpressing or capable of expressing such binding proteins, compositionscomprising such binding proteins and to uses of such binding proteins orsuch compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the fieldof cancer diseases.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

B7H6 is a tumor-selective B7 family member that has been described toattract innate immunity to target cells and shares a similar function asother B7 family members with two Ig-like domains in the extracellulardomain, an N-terminal IgV-like domain and a C-terminal IgC1-like domainB7H6 triggers NKp30 mediated activation of human natural killer (NK)cells leading to degranulation and IFNγ secretion. (Brandt et al., J.Exp. Med. 2009 206(7); 1495-1503). Currently available data suggest arole of B7H6 in inflammatory responses to infectious conditions as wellas in solid tumors.

B7H6 has been shown to be expressed on CD14⁺CD16⁺ cells isolated fromthe peripheral blood of sepsis patients as a result of the inflammatoryprocess in this acute disease state. These findings have been confirmedby in vitro analysis of the upregulation of B7H6 on the cell surface ofCD14⁺CD16⁺ proinflammatory monocytes and neutrophils upon stimulation byIL-1β and TNFα. (Matta et al., Blood 2013 122(3)), suggesting a role ofB7H6 in inflammatory responses to sepsis conditions.

With the exception of the aforementioned sepsis conditions, B7H6 isotherwise selectively expressed in tumor cells and could not be detectedin normal human tissues at steady state. For example, expression of B7H6has been described for T cell lymphoma, myeloid leukemia, coloncarcinoma, breast cancer and ovarian carcinoma cell lines (Brandt etal., J. Exp. Med. 2009 206(7): 1495-1503; Li et al., J. Exp. Med. 2011208(4); Greaves et al., Blood 2013 121(5); Zhang et al. Oncology Letters2018 16:91-96), non-small cell lung cancer tissues (Zhang et al., Int Jclin Exp Pathol 2014; 7(10):6936-6942), gastro-intestinal tumor tissues(Chen et al., Pathol. Oncol. Res. 2014 20:203-207; Zhao et al., CellProliferation 2018; e12468), ovarian carcinoma tissues (Zhou et al., Intclin Exp Pathol at 2015 8(8), oral squamous carcinoma tissues (Wang etal., J Oral Pathol Med. 2017; 46:766-772), and hepatocellular carcinomatissues (Li et al., Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 156), however, thefunction of B7H6 in tumors is not fully understood.

Therapeutic applications including the treatment of cancer usinganti-B7H6 antibodies which engage the ADCC/CDC pathway or anti-B7H6antibody-drug conjugates are described in WO2009/046407A2 andWO2011/07044A2.

However, B7H6 targeted therapy based on ADCC/CDC activity is not anoptimal mode of action because of the low cell surface expression ofB7H6 and low success rates using conventional antibodies with ADCC/CDCactivity in solid tumors.

Targeted therapy based on B7H6-specific antibody drug conjugates (ADCs)might have limitations as well, since the majority of patients relapseafter chemotherapy treatment and due to the low expression of B7H6 onthe cell surface. In addition, ADC approaches often have off-targettoxicities caused by free drug as a result of linker instability ordegradation.

CAR-T-cells and T cell engaging antibodies are further approaches fortargeted therapy of B7H6-expressing solid tumors (Wu et al., Gene 201522, 675-684; Hua et al. Protein Engineering, Design & Selection201730(10), 713-721; WO2017/181001). For example, Wu et al. (J Immunol.2015 Jun. 1; 194(11):5305-11) describes preclinical data with aB7H6-specific-BiTE, BiTE standing for Bi-specific T cell Engager whichis an approximately 55 Kda fusion protein consisting of two single-chainvariable fragments (scFvs)). In that case the B7H6-specific-BiTE wasengineered based on the OKT3-CD3-binder and a previously published B7H6antibody (Zhang et al., J Immunol. 2012 Sep. 1; 189(5):2290-9; WO2013/169691). However, the OKT3 antibody is not cross-reactive withcynomolgus monkey CD3 and therefore does not allow preclinicaltoxicological testing in cynomolgus monkeys which is the preferredtesting species for preparation of clinical trials (Chatenoud et al.,The Rev Diabet Stud 2012; 9(4):372-381). An additional challenge is theshort half-life of the relatively small, easily degraded BiTE molecules,which requires continuous intravenous dosing in the clinic. Therefore,it is unproven whether this approach will be successful. To date, notargeted therapies for B7-H6-expressing tumors are available, and thereremains an unmet need unaddressed by current approaches.

For example, colorectal cancer (CRC) shows a high prevalence andpredictable expression of B7-H6. It is one of the leading causes ofcancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. Approximately 25% of CRCpatients initially present with overt metastasis and metastatic diseasedevelops in 40-50% of newly diagnosed patients. Although recentimprovements in chemotherapy and targeted therapies have extendedsurvival durations of metastatic CRC, most patients will succumb totheir disease.

In view of the poor outlook for cancer patients with advanced disease,there is a need to identify more efficacious therapies, particularlyefficacious therapies with improved tolerability.

Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide pharmacologicallyactive agents, compositions and/or methods of treatment that providecertain advantages compared to the agents, compositions and/or methodscurrently used and/or known in the art. These advantages includeimproved therapeutic and pharmacological properties, such as in vivoefficacy, less side effects, reduced immunogenicity, improvedtherapeutic window, reduced administration (e.g. infusion) times, lowerdosage, extended half-life to allow less frequent dosing and otheradvantageous properties such as improved ease of preparation, stability,compatibility with conventional antibody processes or reduced costs ofgoods, especially as compared to candidate drugs already known in theart.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based on a bispecific T cell engaging approachemploying multi-specific binding proteins with a binding arm to CD3,which is expressed on T cells, and a binding arm to B7H6, which isexpressed on the cell surface of tumor cells. Through simultaneouslybinding to T cells and tumors cells, the T cell engagers of the presentinvention force the formation of a cytolytic synapse between the twocells and thereby redirect the T cell activity selectively to thetargeted tumor cells.

In one aspect, the invention provides a multi-specific binding proteincomprising a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 anda second antigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3, wherein saidfirst antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 is selected fromthe group consisting of i) to xxiv):

-   -   i) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:4 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3);    -   ii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:7 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:10 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:11 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3);    -   iii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:15 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:16 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3);    -   iv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:19 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:21 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:22 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:23 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3);    -   v) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:27 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:28 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3);    -   vi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:31 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:33 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:34 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:35 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3);    -   vii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:39 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:40 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3);    -   viii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:43 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:45 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:46 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3);    -   ix) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:50 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:51 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:52 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:54 (CDR3);    -   x) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:57 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:58 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3);    -   xi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:63 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:64 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:66 (CDR3);    -   xii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3);    -   xiii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:73 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:75 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:76 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:77 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3);    -   xiv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3);    -   xv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3);    -   xvi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3);    -   xvii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:97 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:99 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:100 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3);    -   xviii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:103 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:104 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:105 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:106 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:107 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:108 (CDR3);    -   xix) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:111 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:113 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3);    -   xx) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:115 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:117 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:118 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3);    -   xxi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:121 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:124 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:125 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3);    -   xxii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:129 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:131 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:132 (CDR3);    -   xxiii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138 (CDR3); and    -   xxiv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:141 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:143 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:144 (CDR3).

In some embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, the firstantigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 is selected from thegroup consisting of i) to xxiv):

-   -   i) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:145 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:146;    -   ii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:147 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:148;    -   iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:149 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:150;    -   iv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:151 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:152;    -   v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:153 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:154;    -   vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:155 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156;    -   vii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:157 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158;    -   viii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:159 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:160;    -   ix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:161 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:162;    -   x) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:163 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:164;    -   xi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:165 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:166;    -   xii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:168;    -   xiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:169 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:170;    -   xiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172;    -   xv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:173 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:174;    -   xvi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:175 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176;    -   xvii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:177 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:178;    -   xviii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:179 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:180;    -   xix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:181 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:182;    -   xx) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:183 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:184;    -   xxi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:185 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:186;    -   xxii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:187 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:188;    -   xxiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:189 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:190; and    -   xxiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:191 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:192.

In some embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, the secondantigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 is selected from thegroup consisting of i)-vi):

-   -   i) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3);    -   ii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:263 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:264 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:265 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:266 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:267 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:268 (CDR3);    -   iii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:269 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:270 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:271 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:272 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:273 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:274 (CDR3);    -   iv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:275 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:276 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:277 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:278 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:279 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:280 (CDR3);    -   v) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:281 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:282 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:283 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:284 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:285 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:286 (CDR3); and    -   vi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:287 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:288 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:289 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:290 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:291 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:292 (CDR3).

In some embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, the secondantigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 is selected from thegroup consisting of i) to vi):

-   -   i) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294;    -   ii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:295 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:296;    -   iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:297 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:298;    -   iv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:299 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:300;    -   v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:301 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:302; and    -   vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:303 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:304.

In some embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, the firstantigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 comprises from its N-to C-terminus a first light chain variable domain, a first light chainconstant domain, a first peptide linker, a first heavy chain variabledomain and a first heavy chain constant CH1 domain; and the secondantigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprises from its N-to C-terminus a second light chain variable domain, a second light chainconstant domain, a second peptide linker, a second heavy chain variabledomain and a second heavy chain constant CH1 domain. In some embodimentsof the binding protein of the invention, the first and/or second peptidelinker comprises 26 to 42 amino acids, preferably any one of 30 to 40amino acids, 34 to 40 amino acids, or 36 to 39 amino acids, morepreferably 38 amino acids. In some embodiments of the invention, thefirst linker and/or second linker is a Gly-Ser linker, preferablycomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:250, more preferablysaid first and second peptide linker comprise the same sequence (e.g.SEQ ID NO:250). In some embodiments of the invention, the first lightchain constant domain and the second light chain constant domaincomprise independently a human kappa or lambda domain.

In some embodiments, the first antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 ofthe binding protein of the invention comprises an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196 SEQ ID NO:197 SEQ ID NO:198 SEQ ID NO:199 SEQID NO:200 SEQ ID NO:201 SEQ ID NO:202 SEQ ID NO:203 SEQ ID NO:204 SEQ IDNO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214,SEQ ID NO:215, and SEQ ID NO:216 and the second antigen binding unitspecific for CD3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NO:305, SEQ ID NO:306, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ IDNO:308, SEQ ID NO:309, and SEQ ID NO:310, preferably SEQ ID NO:305.

In some embodiments, the binding protein of the invention furthercomprises a first and a second Fc domain, wherein said first Fc domainis covalently linked to said first antigen binding unit, preferably tothe C-terminus of said first antigen binding unit, and said second Fcdomain is covalently linked to said second antigen binding unit,preferably to the C-terminus of said second antigen binding unit.

In some embodiments of the invention,

-   -   i) the first Fc domain comprises a tyrosine (Y) at position 366        [T366Y], and the second Fc domain comprises a threonine (T) at        position 407 [Y407T], or    -   ii) the first Fc domain comprises a tryptophan (W) at position        366 [T366W], and the second Fc domain comprises a serine (S) at        position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) at position 368 [L368A] and        a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V], or    -   iii) the second Fc domain comprises a tyrosine (Y) at position        366 [T366Y], and the first Fc domain comprises a threonine (T)        at position 407 [Y407T], or    -   iv) the second Fc domain comprises a tryptophan (W) at position        366 [T366W], and the first Fc domain comprises a serine (S) at        position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) at position 368 [L368A] and        a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V],    -   preferably wherein the first or the second Fc domain further        comprises an arginine at position 435 [H435R] and a        phenylalanine at position 436 [Y436F]. In some embodiments, the        first and/or second Fc domain comprises an alanine at position        234[L234A] and at position 235 [L235A].

In some embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises afirst polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 comprising an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222,SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO; 224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226, SEQ IDNO:227, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236,SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, and SEQ ID NO:240 and asecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 comprising theamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:311,SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, and SEQ IDNO:316, preferably SEQ ID NO:311.

In a further aspect, the invention provides an isolated nucleic acidmolecule i) encoding a first antigen binding unit and/or a secondantigen binding unit of a binding protein of the invention, optionallyfurther encoding a first and/or a second Fc domain, or ii) encoding thefirst and/or the second polypeptide chain of binding protein of theinvention. In further aspects provided herein are expression vectorscomprising the nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cellstransfected with such expression vectors, and methods of manufacturing aprotein of the invention.

In a further aspect of the invention, provided herein is amulti-specific binding protein comprising a first polypeptide chainspecifically binding to B7H6 and a second polypeptide chain specificallybinding to CD3, where the first polypeptide chain comprises a firstlight chain, a first linker, and a first heavy chain and the secondpolypeptide chain comprises a second light chain, a second linker, and asecond heavy chain, preferably the C-terminus of the first light chainis covalently bound to the N-terminus of the first heavy chain via thefirst peptide linker and the C-terminus of the second light chain iscovalently bound to the N-terminus of the second heavy chain via thesecond peptide linker. The skilled person would understand that anyreference herein to a “light chain” or “heavy chain” refers to anantibody light chain or antibody heavy chain, respectively.

In some embodiments of the protein of the invention, the firstpolypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 comprises a light chainvariable and heavy chain variable domain comprising CDR sequences, VH/VLsequences and/or single chain Fab sequences as defined for the antigenbinding units of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5,B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19,B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23 and B7H6#24 described herein. In someembodiments, the second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3comprises a light chain variable and heavy chain variable domaincomprising CDR sequences, VH/VL sequences and/or scFab sequences asdefined for the antigen binding units of CD3#1, as described herein.

Further aspects, embodiments, uses and methods involving the bindingproteins of the invention will become clear from the following detaileddescription of the invention and from the appended claims.

The invention provides for novel binding proteins that allow a moreefficient treatment of B7H6 expressing cancers, such as (metastatic)colorectal cancer ((m)CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), or headand neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1: Schematic representation of a bispecific binding protein of theinvention

FIG. 2: Schematic representation of the extracellular B7H6 proteinexpressed on the cell surface of CHO-K1 cells.

FIG. 3: Binding of 34 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to recombinanthuman B7H6 extracellular protein.

FIG. 4: Binding of 34 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to recombinanthuman Alanine-mutated B7H6 extracellular protein.

FIG. 5: Binding of 34 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to HCT-15cells expressing endogenous human B7H6.

FIG. 6: Binding of 23 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to recombinantCHO-K1 cells expressing cynomolgus monkey B7H6.

FIG. 7: Binding of 23 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to humanT-cells expressing CD3.

FIG. 8: Binding of 23 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins toB7H6-negative CHO-K1 cells.

FIG. 9: Inhibitory activity of 17 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins ofB7H6-dependent IFNγ secretion by NK-92MI cells.

FIG. 10: Potency in lysing target cells of 11 exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins redirecting non-stimulated T-cells towards human HCT-15 cells.

FIG. 11: Potency in lysing target cells of 23 exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins redirecting non-stimulated T-cells towards human HCT-15 cells.

FIG. 12: Potency in lysing target cells of an exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingprotein at various effector to target (E:T) cell ratios.

FIG. 13: Potency in lysis cells of 23 exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins redirecting non-stimulated T-cells towards recombinant CHOcells transfected with B7-H6 and Cho wt cells.

FIG. 14: Potency in upregulation of CD25 expression on T-cells inpresence of HCT-15 cells of 6 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins.

FIG. 15: Potency in upregulation of intracellular Perforin expression inT-cells in presence of HCT-15 cells of 6 exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins.

FIG. 16: Potency in upregulation of intracellular Granzyme B expressionin T-cells in presence of HCT-15 cells of 6 exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins.

FIG. 17: Potency in proliferation of T-cells in presence of HCT-15 cellsof 6 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins.

FIG. 18: Potency in secretion of IFNγ by T-cells in presence of HCT-15cells of 5 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins.

FIG. 19: Pharmacokinetic profile of one exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingprotein.

FIG. 20: Anti-tumor activity of one exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteinin a T-cell engrafted mouse xenograft model.

FIG. 21: T cell infiltration in NCI-H716 xenograft tumor tissue with anexemplary B7H6/CD3 binding protein.

FIG. 22: Pharmacokinetic profile of four exemplary B7H6 binding protein.

FIG. 23: Anti-tumor activity of four exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteinsin a T-cell engrafted mouse xenograft model.

FIG. 24: Anti-tumor activity of an exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding protein ina T-cell engrafted mouse xenograft model administered q7d or as onesingle dose.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Used Terms and Definitions

The above and other aspects and embodiments of the invention will becomeclear from the further description herein, in which:

Unless indicated or defined otherwise, all terms used have their usualmeaning in the art, which will be clear to the skilled person. Referenceis for example made to the standard handbooks, such as Sambrook et al,“Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual” (2nd Ed.), Vols. 1-3, ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory Press (1989); Lewin, “Genes IV”, OxfordUniversity Press, New York, (1990), and Roitt et al., “Immunology” (2ndEd.), Gower Medical Publishing, London, New York (1989), as well as tothe general background art cited herein. Furthermore, unless indicatedotherwise, all methods, steps, techniques and manipulations that are notspecifically described in detail can be performed and have beenperformed in a manner known per se, as will be clear to the skilledperson. Reference is for example again made to the standard handbooks,to the general background art referred to above and to the furtherreferences cited therein.

When used herein the term “comprising” and variations thereof such as“comprises” and “comprise” can be substituted with the term “containing”or “including” or “having.”

The term “sequence” as used herein (for example in terms like“heavy/light chain sequence”, “antibody sequence”, “variable domainsequence”, “constant domain sequence” or “protein sequence”), shouldgenerally be understood to include both the relevant amino acid sequenceas well as nucleic acid sequences or nucleotide sequences encoding thesame, unless the context requires a more limited interpretation.

The term “antigen binding unit” as used herein comprises the minimalstructural requirements derived from an antibody (i.e., the minimalstructural requirements typically present in an antibody) which allowfor binding to its specific target or antigen. Thus, an antigen bindingunit comprises at least the three light chain and three heavy chain CDRsequences; preferably it comprises at least a light chain variabledomain and a heavy chain variable domain.

The generalized structure of an antibody or immunoglobulin is well knownto those of skill in the art. These molecules are heterotetramericglycoproteins, typically of about 150,000 daltons, composed of twoidentical light (L) chains and two identical heavy (H) chains and aretypically referred to as full length antibodies. Each light chain iscovalently linked to a heavy chain by one disulfide bond to form aheterodimer, and the heterotetrameric molecule is formed through acovalent disulfide linkage between the two identical heavy chains of theheterodimers. Although the light and heavy chains are linked together byone disulfide bond, the number of disulfide linkages between the twoheavy chains varies by immunoglobulin isotype. Each heavy and lightchain also has regularly spaced intrachain disulfide bridges. Each heavychain has at the N-terminus a variable domain (VH), followed by three orfour (in case of IgE) constant domains (CH1, CH2, CH3, and CH4), as wellas a hinge region between CH1 and CH2. Each light chain has two domains,an N-terminal variable domain (VL) and a C-terminal constant domain(CL). The VL domain associates non-covalently with the VH domain,whereas the CL domain is commonly covalently linked to the CH1 domainvia a disulfide bond. Particular amino acid residues are believed toform an interface between the light and heavy chain variable domains(Chothia et al., 1985, J. Mol. Biol. 186:651-663). Variable domains arealso referred to herein as variable regions or Fv and denote the partthat confers specificity to an antibody for the antigen by carrying theantigen-binding site.

The “light chain variable domain” (or “light chain variable region”) and“heavy chain variable domain” (or “heavy chain variable region”) as usedherein have the same general structure and each domain essentiallyconsists of four framework (FR) regions whose sequences are widelyconserved, which are referred to in the art and herein below as“framework region 1” or “FR1”; as “framework region 2” or “FR2”; as“framework region 3” or “1-R3”; and as “framework region 4” or “1-R4”,respectively; which framework regions are interrupted by threehypervariable regions, HVRs (or CDRs), which are referred to in the artand herein below as “complementarity determining region 1” or “CDR1”; as“complementarity determining region 2” or “CDR2”; and as“complementarity determining region 3” or “CDR3”, respectively. Thus,the general structure or sequence of an immunoglobulin variable domaincan be indicated as follows: FR1-CDR1-1-R2-CDR2-FR3-CDR3-1-R4. Theframework regions adopt a beta-sheet conformation and the CDRs may formloops connecting the beta-sheet structure. The CDRs in each chain areheld in their three-dimensional structure by the framework regions andform together with the CDRs from the other chain the antigen bindingsite.

Various definitions of CDRs are known in the art, for example, thedefinition based on CCG, also referred to as IMGT (Lefranc M P, PommiéC, Ruiz M, Giudicelli V, Foulquier E, Truong L, Thouvenin-Contet V,Lefranc G. “IMGT unique numbering for immunoglobulin and T cell receptorvariable domains and Ig superfamily V-like domains.” Dev Comp Immunol.2003 January; 27(1):55-77; Giudicelli V, Brochet X, Lefranc M P.“IMGT/V-QUEST: IMGT standardized analysis of the immunoglobulin (IG) andT cell receptor (TR) nucleotide sequences”. Cold Spring Harb Protoc.2011; 2011(6):695-715) or the definition based on Chothia (Chothia andLesk, J. Mol. Biol. 1987, 196: 901-917), together with Kabat (E. A.Kabat, T. T. Wu, H. Bilofsky, M. Reid-Miller and H. Perry, Sequence ofProteins of Immunological Interest, National Institutes of Health,Bethesda (1983)). Within the context of this invention, reference toCDR's is based on the definition of CCG (IMGT).

The term “constant domains” or “constant region” as used within thecurrent application denotes the sum of the domains of an antibody otherthan the variable region. Such constant domains and regions are wellknown in the state of the art and e.g. described by Kabat et al.(“Sequence of proteins of immunological interest”, US Public HealthServices, NIH Bethesda, Md., Publication No. 91-3242 (1991)). Dependingon the amino acid sequence of the constant region of their heavy chains,antibodies or immunoglobulins are divided in the classes: IgA, IgD, IgE,IgG and IgM. According to the heavy chain constant regions the differentclasses of immunoglobulins are called α, δ, ε, γ, and μ respectively.Several of these may be further divided into subclasses (isotypes), e.g.IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4, IgA1, and IgA2.

The “Fc part” or “Fc domain” of an antibody is not involved directly inbinding of an antibody to an antigen, but exhibits various effectorfunctions. An “Fc part/domain of an antibody” is a term well known tothe skilled artisan and defined on the basis of papain cleavage ofantibodies. The Fc part of an antibody is directly involved in ADCC(antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity) and CDC(complement-dependent cytotoxicity) based on complement activation, Clqbinding and Fc receptor binding. Complement activation (CDC) isinitiated by binding of complement factor Clq to the Fc part of most IgGantibody subclasses. While the influence of an antibody on thecomplement system is dependent on certain conditions, binding to Clq iscaused by defined binding sites in the Fc part. Such binding sites aree.g. L234, L235, D270, N297, E318, K320, K322, P331 and P329 (numberingaccording to Eu numbering (Edelman et al, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1969May; 63(1):78-85)). Most crucial among these residues in mediating Clqand Fcgamma receptor binding in IgG1 are L234 and L235 (Hezareh et al.,J. Virology 75 (2001) 12161-12168, Shields et al (2001) JBC, 276 (9):6591-6604). Antibodies of subclass IgG1 and IgG3 usually show complementactivation and Clq and C3 binding, whereas IgG2 and IgG4 do not activatethe complement system and do not bind Clq and C3.

The term “antibody” or “antibody molecule” (used synonymously herein)encompasses a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a humanantibody, a humanized antibody, a sequence-optimized antibody, achimeric antibody, multispecific antibodies (e.g., bispecificantibodies), a fragment of an antibody, in particular a Fv, Fab, Fab′,or F(ab′)2 fragment, a single chain antibody, in particular a singlechain variable fragment (scFv), a single chain Fab fragment (scFab), aSmall Modular Immunopharmaceutical (SMIP), a domain antibody, aNanobody®, a diabody. The antibody may have an effector function, suchas ADCC or CDC, that is usually mediated by the Fc part of the antibody,or it may have no effector function, e.g. by lacking a Fc part or havinga blocked, masked Fc part, in essence a Fc part that is not orinsufficiently recognized by immune cells or immune system components,like the complement system.

Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are monospecific antibodies that areidentical in amino acid sequence. They may be produced by hybridomatechnology from a hybrid cell line (called hybridoma) representing aclone of a fusion of a specific antibody-producing B cell with a myeloma(B cell cancer) cell (Kohler G, Milstein C. Continuous cultures of fusedcells secreting antibody of predefined specificity. Nature 1975;256:495-7.). Alternatively, monoclonal antibodies may be produced byrecombinant expression in host cells (Norderhaug L, Olafsen T,Michaelsen T E, Sandlie I. (May 1997). “Versatile vectors for transientand stable expression of recombinant antibody molecules in mammaliancells.” J Immunol Methods 204 (1): 77-87; see also below). A“recombinant antibody” or “recombinant binding protein” is an antibodyor binding protein which has been produced by a recombinantly engineeredhost cell. It is optionally isolated or purified.

Antibody molecules according to the present invention also includefragments of immunoglobulins which retain antigen binding properties,like Fab, Fab′, or F(ab′)2 fragments. Such fragments may be obtained byfragmentation of immunoglobulins e.g. by proteolytic digestion, or byrecombinant expression of such fragments. For example, immunoglobulindigestion can be accomplished by means of routine techniques, e.g. usingpapain or pepsin (WO 94/29348). Papain digestion of antibodies typicallyproduces two identical antigen binding fragments (Fabs). A Fab fragmentis composed of one constant and one variable domain of each of the heavyand the light chain. Pepsin treatment yields an F(ab′)2. In Fabfragments, the variable domains are each fused to an immunoglobulinconstant domain, preferably of human origin. Thus, the heavy chainvariable domain is fused to a CH1 domain (a so-called Fd fragment), andthe light chain variable domain is fused to a CL domain. Fab fragmentsmay be produced by recombinant expression of respective nucleic acids inhost cells, see below.

A number of technologies have been developed for placing variabledomains of immunoglobulins, or molecules derived from such variabledomains, in a different molecular context. Those should also beconsidered as “antibodies” or “antibody molecules” in accordance withthe present invention. In general, these antibody molecules are smallerin size compared to immunoglobulins, and may comprise a single aminoacid chain or several amino acid chains. For example, a “single-chainvariable fragment (scFv)” is a fusion of the variable regions of theheavy and light chains of immunoglobulins, linked together with a shortlinker, usually serine (S) or glycine (G) (WO 88/01649; WO 91/17271;Huston et al; International Reviews of Immunology, Volume 10, 1993,195-217). “Single domain antibodies” or a “Nanobody®” harbour anantigen-binding site in a single Ig-like domain (WO 94/04678; WO03/050531, Ward et al., Nature. 1989 Oct. 12; 341(6242):544-6; Revets etal., Expert Opin Biol Ther. 5(1):111-24, 2005). One or more singledomain antibodies with binding specificity for the same or a differentantigen may be linked together. “Diabodies” are bivalent antibodymolecules consisting of two amino acid chains comprising two variabledomains (WO 94/13804, Holliger et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1993 Jul.15; 90(14):6444-8). Other examples of antibody-like molecules are“immunoglobulin super family antibodies” (IgSF; Srinivasan and Roeske,Current Protein Pept. Sci. 2005, 6(2): 185-96). A different conceptleads to the so-called “Small Modular Immunopharmaceutical (SMIP)” whichcomprises a Fv domain linked to single-chain hinge and effector domainsdevoid of the constant domain CH1 (WO 02/056910). A “single-chain Fab”or “scFab” is a fusion of a light chain Fab domain (i.e. a light chainvariable domain (VL) that is linked to one light chain constant domain(CL)) with a heavy chain Fab domain (i.e. a heavy chain variable domain(VH) that is linked to one heavy chain constant domain (CH1)). Thesingle chain Fab is capable of recognizing and binding an antigen. ThescFab may optionally also contain a linker (e.g., a peptide linker)positioned between the CL and VH domain (Hust et al. BMC Biotechnology2007, 7:14).

For application in man, it is often desirable to reduce immunogenicityof therapeutic molecules, such as antibodies or binding proteinscomprising an antigen binding unit as described herein, originallyderived from other species, like mouse. This can be done by constructionof chimeric antibodies/binding proteins, or by a process called“humanization”. In this context, a “chimeric antibody”; or “chimericantigen binding unit” is understood to be an antibody or an antigenbinding unit comprising a sequence part (e.g. a variable domain) derivedfrom one species (e.g. mouse) fused to a sequence part (e.g. theconstant domains) derived from a different species (e.g. human) In thiscontext, a “humanized antibody”, “humanized antigen binding unit” or a“a humanized VL/VH domain” is an antibody, antigen binding unit or VH/VLdomain comprising a variable domain originally derived from a non-humanspecies, wherein certain amino acids have been mutated to make theoverall sequence of that variable domain more closely resemble asequence of a human variable domain. Methods of humanization ofantibodies are well-known in the art (Billetta R, Lobuglio A F.“Chimeric antibodies”. Int Rev Immunol. 1993; 10(2-3):165-76; RiechmannL, Clark M, Waldmann H, Winter G (1988). “Reshaping human antibodies fortherapy”. Nature: 332:323).

The terms “human antibody”, “human antigen binding unit”, or “humanVH/VL domain” as used herein, include antibodies, antigen binding unitsor VH/VL domains having variable (and constant, if applicable) regionsderived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences. The term “humanantibody”, “human antigen binding unit”, or “human VH/VL domain” as usedherein, is not intended to include antibodies in which CDR sequencesderived from the germline of another (mammalian) species, such as amouse, rat or rabbit, have been grafted onto human framework sequences.Thus, as used herein, the terms “human antibody”, “human antigen bindingunit”, or “human VH/VL domain” refer to an antibody, antigen bindingunit or VH/VL domain in which every part of the protein (e.g., CDR,framework, CL, CH domains (e.g., CH1, CH2, CH3), hinge, VL, VH) issubstantially non-immunogenic in humans, with only minor sequencechanges or variations as further described herein below.

Technologies for creating such “human antibodies”, “human antigenbinding units”, or “human VH/VL domains” have been described and includewithout being limiting phage display or use of transgenic animals(WWW.Ablexis.com/technology-alivamab.php; WO 90/05144; D. Marks, H. R.Hoogenboom, T. P. Bonnert, J. McCafferty, A. D. Griffiths and G. Winter(1991) “By-passing immunisation. Human antibodies from V-gene librariesdisplayed on phage.” J. Mol. Biol., 222, 581-597; Knappik et al., J.Mol. Biol. 296: 57-86, 2000; S. Carmen and L. Jermutus, “Concepts inantibody phage display”. Briefings in Functional Genomics and Proteomics2002 1(2):189-203; Lonberg N, Huszar D. “Human antibodies fromtransgenic mice”. Int Rev Immunol. 1995; 13(1):65-93; Brüggemann M,Taussig M J. “Production of human antibody repertoires in transgenicmice”. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1997 August; 8(4):455-8).

Thus, a human antibody, human antigen binding unit or human VH/VL domainis distinct from e.g., a chimeric or humanized antibody. It is pointedout that a human antibody, human antigen binding unit or human VH/VLdomain can be produced by a non-human animal or prokaryotic oreukaryotic cell that is capable of expressing functionally rearrangedhuman immunoglobulin (e.g., heavy chain and/or light chain) genes.

The chimeric, humanized or human antibodies, antigen binding units, orVH/VL domains of the present invention may further be optimized; alsoreferred to herein as “optimized” or “sequence-optimized” antibodies,antigen binding units, or VH/VL domains. Such optimization includeswithout limitation the removal or exchange of undesired amino acids, forexample to reduce immunogenicity in humans, or to avoid deamidation,undesirable charges or lipophilicity or non-specific binding. Suchremoval or exchange of undesired amino acids can, for example, beintroduced by random or site-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somaticmutation in vivo. Moreover, in connection with chimeric or humanizedantibodies, antigen binding units or VH/VL domains, it will beunderstood that certain mouse FR residues may be important to thefunction of the optimized antibodies, antigen binding units and VH/VLdomains. Therefore these important amino acid residues may be retainedin an optimized antibody, antigen binding unit and VH/VL domain.

The term “monomer” refers to a homogenous form of an antibody or amultispecific protein as described herein. For example, for afull-length antibody, monomer means a monomeric antibody having twoidentical heavy chains and two identical light chains. In the context ofthe present invention, a monomer means a protein of the presentinvention having a single antigen binding unit specific for B7H6, and asingle antigen binding unit specific for CD3 as described herein. Forexample, a monomer of a binding protein described herein may have twopolypeptide chains, a first polypeptide chain comprising a single chainFab specific for B7H6 and a first Fc domain and a second polypeptidechain comprising a single chain Fab specific for CD3 and a second Fcdomain.

An epitope is a region of an antigen that is bound by an antibody orantigen binding moiety (e.g. the antigen binding unit of the proteinsdescribed herein). The term “epitope” includes any polypeptidedeterminant capable of specific binding to an antibody or antigenbinding moiety. In certain embodiments, epitope determinants includechemically active surface groupings of molecules such as amino acids,glycan side chains, phosphoryl, or sulfonyl, and, in certainembodiments, may have specific three dimensional structuralcharacteristics, and/or specific charge characteristics. Conformationaland non-conformational epitopes are distinguished in that the binding tothe former but not the latter is lost in the presence of denaturingsolvents.

An antigen binding molecule/protein (such as an immunoglobulin, anantibody, an antigen binding unit, or a fragment of such antigen bindingmolecule/protein) that can “bind”, “bind to”, “specifically bind”, or“specifically bind to”, is “binding (to)” or “specifically binding to”that “has affinity for”, “is specific for” and/or that “has specificityfor” a certain epitope, antigen or protein (or for at least one part,fragment or epitope thereof) is said to be “against” or “directedagainst” said epitope, antigen or protein or is a “binding”molecule/protein with respect to such epitope, antigen or protein. Theseterms are used herein interchangeably.

As used herein, the terms “binding” and “specific binding” refer to thebinding of an antigen binding molecule/protein (such as animmunoglobulin, an antibody, an antigen binding unit, or a fragment ofsuch antigen binding molecule/protein) to an epitope of the antigen inan in vitro assay, preferably in a plasmon resonance assay ((MalmqvistM., “Surface plasmon resonance for detection and measurement ofantibody-antigen affinity and kinetics.”, Curr Opin Immunol. 1993 April;5(2):282-6)) with purified wild-type antigen. Antibody affinity can alsobe measured using kinetic exclusion assay (KinExA) technology (Darling,R. J., and Brault P-A., “Kinetic exclusion assay technology:Characterization of Molecular Interactions.” ASSAY and Drug DevelopmentTechnologies. 2004, Dec. 2(6): 647-657). For example, a binding proteinor protein of the invention binds to an epitope of B7H6 with its firstantigen binding unit/first polypeptide chain and to an epitope of CD3with its second antigen binding unit/second polypeptide chain.

Generally, the term “specificity” refers to the number of differenttypes of antigens or epitopes to which a particular antigen bindingmolecule/protein (such as an immunoglobulin, an antibody, an antigenbinding unit, or a fragment of such antigen binding molecule/protein)can bind. Binding specificity for B7H6 means that the antigen bindingprotein/molecule of the invention (e.g. the first antigen binding unitof such binding protein) has a significantly higher binding affinity toB7H6 than to structurally unrelated molecules. Binding specificity forCD3 means that the antigen binding protein/molecule of the invention(e.g. the second antigen binding unit of such binding protein) has asignificantly higher binding affinity to CD3 than to structurallyunrelated molecules. The specificity of an antigen-bindingmolecule/protein can be determined based on its affinity and/or avidity.The affinity, represented by the equilibrium constant for thedissociation of an antigen with an antigen-binding protein (K_(D)), is ameasure for the binding strength between an epitope and anantigen-binding site on the antigen-binding molecule/protein: the lesserthe value of the K_(D), the stronger the binding strength between anepitope and the antigen-binding site (alternatively, the affinity canalso be expressed as the affinity constant (K_(A)), which is 1/K_(D)).As will be clear to the skilled person (for example on the basis of thefurther disclosure herein), affinity can be determined in a manner knownper se, depending on the specific antigen of interest. Avidity is themeasure of the strength of binding between an antigen-bindingmolecule/protein (such as an immunoglobulin, an antibody, an antigenbinding unit, or fragment of such antigen binding molecule/protein) andthe pertinent antigen. Avidity is related to both the affinity betweenan epitope and its antigen binding site on the antigen-bindingmolecule/protein and the number of pertinent binding sites present onthe antigen-binding molecule/protein.

When referring to an antigen binding unit/antigen, ligand/receptor, orother binding pair, the term “specifically binds” or “selectively binds”indicates a binding reaction which is determinative of the presence ofthe protein in a heterogeneous population of proteins and otherbiologics. Thus, under designated conditions, a specified antigenbinding unit binds to a particular antigen and does not bind in asignificant amount to other proteins present in the sample. The antigenbinding unit binds to its antigen with an affinity that is at least twofold greater, preferably at least ten times greater, more preferably atleast 20-times greater, and most preferably at least 100-times greaterunder the designated conditions than the affinity with unrelatedantigens.

The term “isolated,” as used herein, refers to material that is removedfrom its original or native environment (e.g. the natural environment ifit is naturally occurring). For example, a naturally-occurringpolynucleotide or polypeptide present in a living animal is notisolated, but the same polynucleotide or polypeptide, separated by humanintervention from some or all of the co-existing materials in thenatural system, is isolated. Such polynucleotides could be part of avector and/or such polynucleotides or polypeptides could be part of acomposition, and still be isolated in that such vector or composition isnot part of the environment in which it is found in nature. For example,a nucleic acid, protein/polypeptide molecule is considered to be “(in)essentially isolated (form)”—when compared to its native biologicalsource and/or the reaction medium or cultivation medium from which ithas been obtained—when it has been separated from at least one othercomponent with which it is usually associated in said source or medium,such as another nucleic acid, another protein/polypeptide, anotherbiological component or macromolecule or at least one contaminant,impurity or minor component. In particular, a nucleic acid orprotein/polypeptide molecule is considered “essentially isolated” whenit has been purified at least 2-fold, in particular at least 10-fold,more in particular at least 100-fold, and up to 1000-fold or more. Anucleic acid or protein/polypeptide molecule that is “in essentiallyisolated form” is preferably essentially homogeneous, as determinedusing a suitable technique, such as a suitable chromatographicaltechnique, e.g., polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis.

As used herein, the terms “identical” or “percent identity,” in thecontext of two or more nucleic acids or polypeptide sequences, refer totwo or more sequences or subsequences that are the same or have aspecified percentage of nucleotides or amino acid residues that are thesame, when compared and aligned for maximum correspondence. To determinethe percent identity, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparisonpurposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in the sequence of a first aminoacid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment with a second aminoor nucleic acid sequence). The amino acid residues or nucleotides atcorresponding amino acid positions or nucleotide positions are thencompared. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the sameamino acid residue or nucleotide as the corresponding position in thesecond sequence, then the molecules are identical at that position. Thepercent identity between the two sequences is a function of the numberof identical positions shared by the sequences (i.e., % identity=# ofidentical positions/total # of positions (e.g., overlappingpositions)×100). In some embodiments, the two sequences that arecompared are the same length after gaps are introduced within thesequences, as appropriate (e.g., excluding additional sequence extendingbeyond the sequences being compared). For example, when variable regionsequences are compared, the leader (signal peptide) and/or constantdomain sequences are not considered. For sequence comparisons betweentwo sequences, a “corresponding” CDR refers to a CDR in the samelocation in both sequences (e.g., CDR-H1 of each sequence).

The determination of percent identity or percent similarity between twosequences can be accomplished using a mathematical algorithm. Apreferred, non-limiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized forthe comparison of two sequences is the algorithm of Karlin and Altschul,1990, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:2264-2268, modified as in Karlin andAltschul, 1993, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5877. Such analgorithm is incorporated into the NBLAST and XBLAST programs ofAltschul et al., 1990, J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410. BLAST nucleotidesearches can be performed with the NBLAST program, score=100,wordlength=12, to obtain nucleotide sequences homologous to a nucleicacid encoding a protein of interest. BLAST protein searches can beperformed with the XBLAST program, score=50, wordlength=3, to obtainamino acid sequences homologous to a protein of interest. To obtaingapped alignments for comparison purposes, Gapped BLAST can be utilizedas described in Altschul et al., 1997, Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402.Alternatively, PSI-Blast can be used to perform an iterated search whichdetects distant relationships between molecules (Id.). When utilizingBLAST, Gapped BLAST, and PSI-Blast programs, the default parameters ofthe respective programs (e.g., XBLAST and NBLAST) can be used. Anotherpreferred, non-limiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized forthe comparison of sequences is the algorithm of Myers and Miller, CABIOS(1989). Such an algorithm is incorporated into the ALIGN program(version 2.0) which is part of the GCG sequence alignment softwarepackage. When utilizing the ALIGN program for comparing amino acidsequences, a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penalty of 12,and a gap penalty of 4 can be used. Additional algorithms for sequenceanalysis are known in the art and include ADVANCE and ADAM as describedin Torellis and Robotti, 1994, Comput. Appl. Biosci. 10:3-5; and FASTAdescribed in Pearson and Lipman, 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA85:2444-8. Within FASTA, ktup is a control option that sets thesensitivity and speed of the search. If ktup=2, similar regions in thetwo sequences being compared are found by looking at pairs of alignedresidues; if ktup=1, single aligned amino acids are examined. ktup canbe set to 2 or 1 for protein sequences, or from 1 to 6 for DNAsequences. The default if ktup is not specified is 2 for proteins and 6for DNA. Alternatively, protein sequence alignment may be carried outusing the CLUSTAL W algorithm, as described by Higgins et al., 1996,

Methods Enzymol. 266:383-402.

The term “covalently linked” or “covalently bound” as used herein meanseither a direct covalent bond between residues, or an indirect link/bondwhere two residues are not directly bonded but are both covalentlybonded to an intermediate molecule or domain, e.g. an intermediatedomain of an immunoglobulin or a linker.

Multi-Specific Binding Proteins of the Invention

The present invention provides multi-specific binding proteinscomprising at least one antigen binding unit specifically binding toB7H6 (a first antigen binding unit), and at least one antigen bindingunit specifically binding to CD3 (a second antigen binding unit).Through simultaneous binding to a tumor cell antigen and CD3 on a Tcell, the binding proteins act as T cell activating proteins and arealso referred to herein as T cell engagers. The term “(multi-specific)binding protein” is used herein interchangeably with the term“(multi-specific) binding molecule”. Further terms used herein to referto the multi-specific binding protein of the invention are “protein ofthe invention”, “binding protein of the invention”, “antigen-bindingprotein” as well as “multi-specific protein”.

The inventors have surprisingly found that multi-specific bindingproteins of the invention is induce potent and selective lysis ofB7H6-positive colorectal cancer cell lines in the presence of T cellsand are already active at low effector to target cell ratios.Importantly, the binding proteins of the invention do not lyseB7H6-negative cells and do not cause T cell activation, T cellproliferation, and cytokine secretion in the absence of B7H6-positivecells. Notably, proteins of the invention that do not inhibitB7H6-dependent NK cell activation via NKp30 in vitro, are more potent inlysing B7H6-positive tumor cells. This activity is described, forexample, in the in vitro assay in Example 11.

For avoidance of doubt, B7H6 as used herein refers to human B7H6 ofUniProt Q68D85 and the nucleic acid sequence encoding that protein. CD3as used herein refers to human CD3epsilon (UniProt P07766) and CD3 gamma(Uniprot: P09693) complexes, (human CD3εγ complexes). The skilled personwould appreciate that the terms B7H6 and B7-H6 are used interchangeablyherein.

In one aspect, the multi-specific binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 anda second antigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3, wherein saidfirst binding unit is selected from the group consisting of i) to xxiv):

-   -   i) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:4 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#1);    -   ii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:7 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:10 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:11 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#2);    -   iii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:15 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:16 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#3);    -   iv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:19 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:21 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:22 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:23 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#4);    -   v) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:27 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:28 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#5);    -   vi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:31 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:33 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:34 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:35 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#6);    -   vii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:39 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:40 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#7);    -   viii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:43 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:45 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:46 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#8);    -   ix) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:50 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:51 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:52 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:54 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#9);    -   x) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:57 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:58 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#10);    -   xi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:63 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:64 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:66 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#11);    -   xii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3 (antigen binding unit        B7H6#12));    -   xiii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:73 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:75 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:76 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:77 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#13);    -   xiv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#14);    -   xv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#15);    -   xvi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#16);    -   xvii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:97 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:99 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:100 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#17);    -   xviii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:103 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:104 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:105 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:106 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:107 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:108 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#18);    -   xix) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:111 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:113 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#19);    -   xx) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:115 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:117 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:118 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#20);    -   xxi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:121 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:124 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:125 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#21);    -   xxii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:129 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:131 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:132 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#22);    -   xxiii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#23); and    -   xxiv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:141 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:143 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:144 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        B7H6#24).

In some embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, said secondantigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 is selected from thegroup consisting of i)-vi):

-   -   i) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        CD3#1);    -   ii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:263 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:264 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:265 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:266 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:267 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:268 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        CD3#2);    -   iii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:269 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:270 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:271 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:272 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:273 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:274 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        CD3#3);    -   iv) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:275 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:276 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:277 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:278 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:279 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:280 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        CD3#4);    -   v) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:281 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:282 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:283 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:284 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:285 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:286 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        CD3#5); and    -   vi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:287 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:288 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:289 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:290 (CDR1), SEQ        ID NO:291 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:292 (CDR3) (antigen binding unit        CD3#6).

The first antigen binding units i) to xxiv) as outlined above are termedB7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9,B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17,B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24,respectively and the second antigen binding units i) to vi) as outlinedabove are termed CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 and CD3#6,respectively. Provided herein is a sequence table which readily allowsidentification of individual amino acid sequences to specific antigenbinding units and full length binding proteins of the present invention.A summary is provided in Table 1 in Example 2.

The terms “first” and “second” with respect to antigen binding units ingeneral, as used herein, is solely intended to indicate that these unitsare two different units (as they bind to different target antigens).Thus, these terms shall not be understood to refer to the exact order orsequence of the units within the binding protein of the invention.

In some embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises afirst antigen binding unit selected from the group consisting of B7H6#1,B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10,B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18,B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24 as defined bythe respective CDR sequences shown in Table 1 and a second antigenbinding unit selected from the group consisting of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3,CD3#4, CD3#5 and CD3#6 as defined by the respective CDR sequences shownin Table 1.

In some embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises afirst antigen binding unit selected from the group consisting of B7H6#1,B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10,B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18,B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24 as defined bythe respective CDR sequences shown in Table 1 and a second antigenbinding unit of CD3#1 as defined by the respective CDR sequences shownin Table 1. In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of theinvention comprises a first antigen binding unit selected from the groupconsisting of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#12, B7H6#13,B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21,B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24 as defined by the respective CDR sequencesshown in Table 1 and a second antigen binding unit of CD3#1 as definedby the respective CDR sequences shown in Table 1. In preferredembodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises a firstantigen binding unit selected from the group consisting of B7H6#12,B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20,B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24 as defined by the respective CDRsequences shown in Table 1 and a second antigen binding unit of CD3#1 asdefined by the respective CDR sequences shown in Table 1. In preferredembodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises a firstantigen binding unit selected from the group consisting of B7H6#12,B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, and B7H6#23 as defined by the respective CDRsequences shown in Table 1 and a second antigen binding unit of CD3#1 asdefined by the respective CDR sequences shown in Table 1.

In addition to the CDR sequences as set out herein, the antigen bindingunits of the binding proteins of the invention include immunoglobulinframework region (FR) sequences. These sequences are preferably notimmunogenic in humans, and are therefore preferably human, humanized oroptimized FR sequences. Suitable human, humanized or optimized FRsequences are known in the art. Specifically preferred FR sequences canbe taken from the embodiments shown herein, disclosing the completeantigen binding units and thereby CDR sequences as well as FR sequences.In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6,comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3) and a second antigen bindingunit specifically binding to CD3, comprising light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:262 (CDR3). Such antigen binding protein is referred to herein asB7H6#14/CD3#1. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigenbinding units specifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, eachcomprise CDRs as defined above (B7H6#12/CD3#1) within a VL/VH domain,e.g. a sequence optimized VL/VH domain. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the antigen binding units specifically binding to B7H6 andCD3, respectively (B7H6#12/CD3#1), are each formed by a scFab and areoptionally each linked to an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6,comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3) and a second antigen bindingunit specifically binding to CD3, comprising light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:262 (CDR3). Such antigen binding protein is referred to herein asB7H6#14/CD3#1. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigenbinding units specifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, eachcomprise CDRs as defined above (B7H6#14/CD#1) within a VL/VH domain,e.g. a sequence optimized VL/VH domain. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the antigen binding units specifically binding to B7H6 andCD3, respectively (B7H6#14/CD3#1), are each formed by a scFab and areoptionally each linked to an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6,comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3) and a second antigen bindingunit specifically binding to CD3, comprising light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:262 (CDR3). Such antigen binding protein is referred to herein asB7H6#15/CD3#1. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigenbinding units specifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, eachcomprises CDRs as defined above (B7H6#15/CD3#1) within a VL/VH domain,e.g. a sequence optimized VL/VH domain. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the antigen binding units specifically binding to B7H6 andCD3, respectively (B7H6#15/CD3#1), are each formed by a scFab and areoptionally each linked to an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6,comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3) and a second antigen bindingunit specifically binding to CD3, comprising light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:262 (CDR3). Such antigen binding protein is referred to herein asB7H6#16/CD3#1. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigenbinding units specifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, eachcomprise CDRs as defined above (B7H6#16/CD3#1) within a VL/VH domain,e.g. a sequence optimized VL/VH domain. In a particularly preferredembodiment, the antigen binding units specifically binding to B7H6 andCD3, respectively (B7H6#16/CD3#1), are each formed by a scFab and areoptionally each linked to an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6,comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) andheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:136(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138 (CDR3) and a secondantigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3, comprising light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3). Such antigen binding protein is referred toherein as B7H6#14/CD3#1. In a particularly preferred embodiment, theantigen binding units specifically binding to B7H6 and CD3,respectively, each comprise CDRs as defined above (B7H6#23/CD3#1) withina VL/VH domain, e.g. a sequence optimized VL/VH domain. In aparticularly preferred embodiment, the antigen binding unitsspecifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively (B7H6#23/CD3#1), areeach formed by a scFab and are optionally each linked to an Fc domain.

In preferred embodiments of the binding proteins of the invention, thefirst and the second binding unit each comprise a light chain variabledomain and a heavy chain variable domain said light/heavy chain variabledomains defined by the CDR sequences of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2,B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10,B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18,B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, or B7H6#24 for the firstantigen binding unit and said light/heavy chain variable domains definedby the CDR sequences of any one of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 orCD3#6 for the second antigen binding unit. In some embodiments of thebinding protein of the invention, the VH and/or VL domain of the antigenbinding units of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5,B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13,B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21,B7H6#22, B7H6#23, B7H6#24, CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 isa human, humanized or optimized VH and/or VL domain.

In preferred embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, thelight/heavy chain variable domains of the first antigen binding unitspecifically binding to B7H6 are further defined as follows

-   -   i) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:145 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:146 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#1); or    -   ii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:147 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:148 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#2); or    -   iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:149 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:150 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#3); or    -   iv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:151 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:152 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#4); or    -   v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:153 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:154 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#5); or    -   vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:155 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#6); or    -   vii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:157 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#7); or    -   viii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:159 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:160 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#8); or    -   ix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:161 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:162 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#9); or    -   x) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:163 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:164 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#10); or    -   xi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:165 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:166 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#11); or    -   xii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:168 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#12); or    -   xiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:169 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:170 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#13); or    -   xiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#14); or    -   xv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:173 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:174 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#15); or    -   xvi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:175 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#16); or    -   xvii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:177 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:178 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#17); or    -   xviii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:179 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:180 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#18); or    -   xix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:181 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:182 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#19); or    -   xx) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:183 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:184 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#20); or    -   xxi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:185 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:186 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#21); or    -   xxii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:187 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:188 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#22); or    -   xxiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:189 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:190 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#23); or    -   xxiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:191 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:192 (antigen        binding unit B7H6#24).

In preferred embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, thelight/heavy chain variable domains of the second antigen binding unitspecifically binding to CD3 are further defined as follows

-   -   i) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294) (antigen        binding unit CD3#1); or    -   ii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:295 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:296 (antigen        binding unit CD3#2); or    -   iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:297 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:298 (antigen        binding unit CD3#3); or    -   iv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:299 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:300 (antigen        binding unit CD3#4); or    -   v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:301 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:302 (antigen        binding unit CD3#5); or    -   vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:303 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:304 (antigen        binding unit CD3#6).

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa combination of a first and a second antigen binding unit selected fromthe group consisting of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1,B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1, B7H6#7/CD3#1, B7H6#8/CD3#1,B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, and B7H6#24/CD3#1, thefirst and second antigen binding unit being defined by the CDR and/or VHand VL sequences of the antigen binding units as shown in Table 1.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa combination of a first and a second antigen binding unit selected fromthe group consisting of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1,B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1,B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1,B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1,B7H6#23/CD3#1, and B7H6#24/CD3#1, the first and second antigen bindingunit being defined by the CDR and/or VH and VL sequences of the antigenbinding units as shown in Table 1.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa combination of a first and a second antigen binding unit selected fromthe group consisting of B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1,B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1,B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1,B7H6#23/CD3#1, and B7H6#24/CD3#1, the first and second antigen bindingunit being defined by the CDR and/or VH and VL sequences of the antigenbinding units as shown in Table 1.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa combination of a first and a second antigen binding unit selected fromthe group consisting of B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, and B7H6#23/CD3#1, the first and second antigen bindingunit being defined by the CDR and/or VH and VL sequences of the antigenbinding units as shown in Table 1.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6comprising a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:167 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:168 and (ii) a second antigenbinding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprising a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:294. Such binding protein is referred to herein as B7H6#12/CD3#1.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigen binding unitsspecifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, as defined above(B7H6#12/CD3#1) are each formed by a scFab, optionally covalently linkedto an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6comprising a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:171 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:172 and (ii) a second antigenbinding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprising a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:294. Such binding protein is referred to herein as B7H6#14/CD3#1.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigen binding unitsspecifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, as defined above(B7H6#14/CD3#1) are each formed by a scFab, optionally covalently linkedto an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6comprising a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:173 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:174 and (ii) a second antigenbinding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprising a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:294. Such binding protein is referred to herein as B7H6#15/CD3#1.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigen binding unitsspecifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, as defined above(B7H6#15/CD3#1) are each formed by a scFab, optionally covalently linkedto an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6comprising a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:175 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:176 and (ii) a second antigenbinding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprising a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:294. Such binding protein is referred to herein as B7H6#16/CD3#1.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigen binding unitsspecifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, as defined above(B7H6#16/CD3#1) are each formed by a scFab, optionally covalently linkedto an Fc domain.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6comprising a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:189 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:190 and (ii) a second antigenbinding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprising a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:294. Such binding protein is referred to herein as B7H6#23/CD3#1.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the antigen binding unitsspecifically binding to B7H6 and CD3, respectively, as defined above(B7H6#23/CD3#1) are each formed by a scFab, optionally covalently linkedto an Fc domain.

In some embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises i) afirst antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 (e.g. any one ofB7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9,B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17,B7H6#18 B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, B7H6#24 as definedby the respective CDR or VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1) whichcomprises a first light chain variable domain covalently linked to afirst heavy chain variable domain with a first peptide linker and/or ii)a second antigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 (e.g. any oneof CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 as defined by therespective CDR or VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1) which comprises asecond light chain variable domain covalently linked to a second heavychain variable domain with a second peptide linker. Optionally, thefirst and the second antigen binding units are covalently linked to eachother with a peptide linker.

In some embodiments of the binding proteins of the invention, the firstand/or the second antigen binding unit further comprises a CL and a CH1domain like in a light/heavy Fab fragment of a conventional antibodymolecule, thus said first binding unit comprises a) a VL domain (e.g.,defined by the light chain CDR (LCCDR) or VL sequences of any one ofB7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9,B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17,B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, or B7H6#24)covalently linked (preferably directly bound) to a first CL domain andb) a VH domain (e.g., defined by the heavy chain CDR (HCCDR) or VHsequences of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14,B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22,B7H6#23, or B7H6#24) covalently linked (preferably directly bound) to afirst CH1 domain and/or said second antigen binding unit comprises a) aVL domain (e.g., defined by the LCCDR or VL sequences of any one ofCD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6) covalently linked(preferably directly bound) to a second CL domain and b) a VH domain(e.g., defined by HCCDR or VH sequences of any one of CD3#1, CD3#2,CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6) covalently linked (preferably directlybound) to a second CH1 domain.

In the context of the present invention, a CL domain is the constantdomain of an antibody light chain, for example either a kappa (κ) or alambda (λ) light chain. An example of a constant region of a kappa lightchain is shown in SEQ ID NO:247. An example of a constant region of alambda light chain is shown in SEQ ID NO:248. In some embodiments, thefirst and the second CL domain are the same, e.g. the first and thesecond CL domain are both a kappa light chain constant domain or thefirst and the second CL domain are both a lambda light chain constantdomain. In preferred embodiments, the first and the second CL domain aredifferent, e.g., the first CL domain is a constant kappa domain and thesecond CL domain is a constant lambda domain or vice versa.

In the context of the present invention, a CH1 domain is the firstconstant domain of an antibody heavy chain. An example of a constant CH1domain is shown in SEQ ID NO:249.

In preferred embodiments of the binding proteins of the invention, thefirst antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 (e.g., any one of B7H6#1,B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6 B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10,B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18,B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, or B7H6#24 defined by theCDR and/or VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1) comprises from N- toC-terminus: a first light chain variable domain, a first CL domain, afirst linker peptide, a first VH domain and a first CH1 domain, and/orthe second binding unit (e.g., CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 orCD3#6 defined by the CDR and/or VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1) of thebinding proteins of the invention comprises from N- to C-terminus: asecond light chain variable domain, a second CL domain, a second linkerpeptide, a second VH domain and a second CH1 domain. In theseembodiments, the first and/or the second binding unit have the structureof a single chain Fab. For both, the first and/or the second antigenbinding unit, when forming a single chain Fab, the order can be reversedsuch that from N- to C-terminus the antigen binding unit comprises:VH-CH1-[linker peptide]-VL-CL. In some embodiments of the protein of theinvention when the first and/or second antigen binding unit comprise aFab or a single chain Fab, the constant domains can be of the same type(e.g., both CL domains are kappa or lambda light chain constant domains)or of different types (the first CL domain is a kappa and the second CLdomain is a lambda light chain constant domain or vice versa),preferably the first and the second CL domain are of different types. Inpreferred embodiments, the first antigen binding unit consists of afirst single chain Fab specific for B7H6 (preferably any one of B7H6#12,B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16 or B7H6#23 as defined by the CDR and or VH/VLsequences as shown in Table 1) and the second antigen binding unitconsists of a second single chain Fab specific for CD3 (e.g., CD3#1 asdefined by the CDR and or VH/VL sequences as shown in Table 1).

The linker sequence of the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins (e.g., B7H6/CD3scFabs described above) may be a naturally occurring sequence or anon-naturally occurring sequence. If used for therapeutic purposes, thelinker is preferably non-immunogenic in the subject to which the bindingprotein of the invention is administered. Preferably, the linkercomprises 26 to 42 amino acids, for example 30 to 40 amino acids. In afurther aspect, a linker used in a protein of the present inventioncomprises 34 to 40 amino acids, for example 36 to 39 amino acids, forexample 38 amino acids.

One useful group of linker sequences are linkers derived from the hingeregion of heavy chain antibodies as described in WO1996/34103 andWO1994/04678. Other examples are poly-alanine linker sequences such asAla-Ala-Ala.

Further preferred examples of linker sequences are Gly/Ser linkers ofdifferent length such as (glyxsery)z linkers, including e.g. (gly4ser)3(SEQ ID NO: 341), (gly4ser)5 (SEQ ID NO: 342), (gly4ser)7 (SEQ ID NO:343), (gly3ser)3 (SEQ ID NO: 344), (gly3ser)5 (SEQ ID NO: 345),(gly3ser)7 (SEQ ID NO: 346), (gly3ser2)3 (SEQ ID NO: 347), (gly3ser2)5(SEQ ID NO: 348), and (gly3ser2)7 (SEQ ID NO: 349) or a linker of anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 or 256, preferably SEQID NO: 250.

In some embodiments of the binding proteins of the invention, the VLdomain of the first antigen binding unit (e.g., defined by the lightchain CDR (LCCDR) or VL sequences of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3,B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11,B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18 B7H6#19,B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, B7H6#24 as shown in Table 1) iscovalently linked via a first Gly/Ser linker (e.g., Gly/Ser linker ofany one of 26 to 42 amino acids, 30 to 40 amino acids, 34 to 40 aminoacids, or 36 to 39 amino acids, preferably 38 amino acids) to the VHdomain of the first antigen binding unit (e.g., defined by the heavychain CDR (HCCDR) or VH sequences of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3,B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11,B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18 B7H6#19,B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, B7H6#24 as shown in Table 1); andthe VL domain of the second antigen binding unit (e.g., defined by thelight chain CDR (LCCDR) or VL sequences of any one of CD3#1, CD3#2,CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 as shown in Table 1) is covalently linkedvia a second Gly/Ser linker (e.g., Gly/Ser linker of any one of 26 to 42amino acids, 30 to 40 amino acids, 34 to 40 amino acids, or 36 to 39amino acids, preferably 38 amino acids) to the VH domain of the secondantigen binding unit (e.g., defined by the heavy chain CDR (HCCDR) or VHsequences of any one of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 asshown in Table 1). More preferably, the first and the second linker arethe same. Even more preferably, the first and the second linker eachcomprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:250.

In preferred embodiments of the binding proteins of the invention, thefirst antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 comprises from Nto C-terminus i) a VL domain (e.g., defined by the light chain CDR(LCCDR) or VL sequences of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4,B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12,B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18 B7H6#19, B7H6#20,B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, B7H6#24 as shown in Table 1), ii) a first CLdomain, iii) a via a first Gly/Ser linker (e.g., Gly/Ser linker of anyone of 26 to 42 amino acids, 30 to 40 amino acids, 34 to 40 amino acids,or 36 to 39 amino acids, preferably 38 amino acids), iv) a VH domain(e.g., defined by the heavy chain CDR (HCCDR) or VH sequences of any oneof B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8,B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16,B7H6#17, B7H6#18 B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, B7H6#24 asshown in Table 1), and v) a first CH1 domain and/or the second antigenbinding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprises from N to C terminusi) a VL domain (e.g., defined by the light chain CDR (LCCDR) or VLsequences of any one of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 asshown in Table 1), ii) a second CL domain, iii) a second Gly/Ser linker(e.g., Gly/Ser linker of any one of 26 to 42 amino acids, 30 to 40 aminoacids, 34 to 40 amino acids, or 36 to 39 amino acids, preferably 38amino acids), iv) a VH domain of the second antigen binding unit (e.g.,defined by the heavy chain CDR (HCCDR) or VH sequences of any one ofCD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 as shown in Table 1) and v) asecond CH1 domain. Preferably, i) to v) are each linked via a directcovalent bond in the order i) to v) from the N to the C terminus of theantigen binding unit (each antigen binding unit thus having thestructure of a scFab). More preferably, the first and the second linkerare the same. Even more preferably, the first and the second linker eachcomprise the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:250.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa first single chain Fab forming a first antigen binding unit specificfor B7H6 and comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196, SEQ IDNO:197, SEQ ID NO:198 SEQ ID NO:199, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:201, SEQID NO:202, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206,SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ IDNO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 andSEQ ID NO:216 and a second single chain Fab forming a second antigenbinding unit specific for CD3 and comprising the sequence of SEQ IDNO:305.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa first single chain Fab forming a first antigen binding unit specificfor B7H6 and comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196, SEQ IDNO:197, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212,SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 and SEQ ID NO:216 and asecond single chain Fab forming a second antigen binding unit specificfor CD3 and comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisesa first single chain Fab forming a first antigen binding unit specificfor B7H6 and comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ IDNO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 and SEQ ID NO:216 and a secondsingle chain Fab forming a second antigen binding unit specific for CD3and comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises a first single chain Fab comprising the sequence of SEQ IDNO:204 and a second single chain Fab comprising the sequence of SEQ IDNO:305, optionally each single chain Fab is further linked to an Fcdomain and thereby forming a first polypeptide chain (a “B7H6 chain”)and a second polypeptide chain (a “CD3 chain”) In one preferredembodiment, the binding protein of the invention comprises a firstsingle chain Fab comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:206 and a secondsingle chain Fab comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:305, optionallyeach single chain Fab is further linked to an Fc domain and therebyforming a first polypeptide chain (a B7H6 chain) and a secondpolypeptide chain (a CD3 chain). In one preferred embodiment, thebinding protein of the invention comprises a first single chain Fabcomprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:207 and a second single chain Fabcomprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:305, optionally each single chainFab is further linked to an Fc domain and thereby forming a firstpolypeptide chain (a B7H6 chain) and a second polypeptide chain (a CD3chain). In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of theinvention comprises a first single chain Fab comprising the sequence ofSEQ ID NO:208 and a second single chain Fab comprising the sequence ofSEQ ID NO:305, optionally each single chain Fab is further linked to anFc domain and thereby forming a first polypeptide chain (a B7H6 chain)and a second polypeptide chain (a CD3 chain). In one preferredembodiment, the binding protein of the invention comprises a firstsingle chain Fab comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:215 and a secondsingle chain Fab comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:305, optionallyeach single chain Fab is further linked to an Fc domain and therebyforming a first polypeptide chain (a B7H6 chain) and a secondpolypeptide chain (a CD3 chain).

In some embodiments, the first antigen binding unit (e.g., any one ofB7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9,B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17,B7H6#18 B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, or B7H6#24 asdefined by the CDR and/or VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1) and/or thesecond antigen binding unit (e.g., any one of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3,CD3#4, CD3#5 or CD3#6 as defined by the CDR and/or VH/VL sequences shownin Table 1) comprises a VL domain covalently linked (preferably directlybound) to a CL domain and a VH domain linked to a CH1 domain (togetherforming a Fab fragment), and said CH1 domain is further covalentlylinked (e.g., directly bound) to an Fc domain thereby forming an arm ofa conventional Y shaped antibody molecule with one light and one heavychain. In some embodiments, the first and the second antigen bindingunit each form a Fab fragment, i.e. a first and a second Fab fragment,which is each covalently linked (preferably directly bound) to a firstand a second Fc domain, respectively, thereby forming a conventionalheterotetrameric bispecific and bivalent (monovalent for B7H6 and CD3,respectively) antibody molecule.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises(i) a first antigen binding unit comprising a first single chain Fabspecifically binding to B7H6, i.e. an antibody light chain (VL-CL)covalently linked to the VH-CH1 domains of a heavy chain (the VL and VHdomain of any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6,B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14,B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18 B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22,B7H6#23, or B7H6#24 as defined by the CDR and/or VH/VL sequences shownin Table 1) via a peptide linker (e.g., Gly/Ser linker of any one of 26to 42 amino acids, 30 to 40 amino acids, 34 to 40 amino acids, or 36 to39 amino acids, preferably 38 amino acids, even more preferably a linkerof SEQ ID NO:250), which first antigen binding unit is covalently linked(e.g., directly bound) to a first Fc domain and (ii) a second antigenbinding unit comprising a second single chain Fab specifically bindingto CD3, i.e. an antibody light chain (VL-CL) covalently linked to theVH-CH1 domains of a heavy chain (the VL and VH domain of any one ofCD3#1 CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5, CD3#6 as defined by the respective CDRor VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1), which second antigen binding unitis covalently linked (e.g., directly bound) to a second Fc domain. Thus,in preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises(i) a first polypeptide chain comprising (a) a first antigen bindingunit specific for B7H6, said first antigen binding unit comprising afirst single chain Fab specific for B7H6 (preferably any one of B7H6#12,B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16 or B7H6#23 as defined by the CDR and or VH/VLsequences as shown in Table 1) and (b) a first Fc domain (this firstpolypeptide chain herein referred to also as “B7H6 chain”) and (ii) asecond polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprising (a) a secondantigen biding unit comprising a second single chain Fab specific forCD3 (preferably CD3#1 as defined by the CDR and/or VL/VH sequences shownin Table 1) and (b) a second Fc domain (this second polypeptide chainalso herein referred to as “CD3 chain”). Accordingly, the term“polypeptide chain” as used herein comprises at least a scFab and an Fcdomain. In some embodiments, the first and the second Fc domain are thesame. In preferred embodiments, the first and the second Fc domains aredifferent. The resulting binding proteins of the invention comprise twodifferent polypeptide chains bearing a full Fc and having twoindependent binding sites, a first antigen binding unit, formed by afirst scFab specific for B7H6 and a second binding unit, formed by asecond scFab specific for CD3.

In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprisestwo different polypeptide chains, each comprising an antigen bindingunit, formed by a scFab, with different specificity each covalentlylinked to an Fc domain, the polypeptide chains covalently linked to eachother, either via disulfide bonds or potentially via a peptide linker.In preferred embodiments, the binding protein of the invention is abispecific, bivalent (monovalent for B7H6 and CD3, respectively)heterodimeric protein comprising two polypeptide chains, one polypeptidechain (a first polypeptide chain or B7H6 chain) comprising an antigenbinding unit formed by a scFab specifically binding to B7H6 (e.g., anyone of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8,B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16,B7H6#17, B7H6#18 B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, or B7H6#24as defined by the CDR and/or VH/VL sequences shown in Table 1) and an Fcdomain (preferably an Fc domain of SEQ ID NO:242) and anotherpolypeptide chain (a second polypeptide chain or CD3 chain) comprisingan antigen binding unit formed by a scFab specifically binding to CD3(e.g. any one of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5, or CD3#6) and an Fcdomain (preferably an Fc domain of SEQ ID NO:243). In some embodiments,the first antigen binding unit consists of a first single chain Fab andthe second antigen binding unit consists of a second single chain Fab.In some embodiments of the binding protein, the first polypeptide chainspecific for B7H6 (a B7H6 chain) consists of a) a first antigen bindingunit consisting of a scFab ((preferably any one of B7H6#12, B7H6#14,B7H6#15, B7H6#16 or B7H6#23 as defined by the CDR, VH/VL and/or scFabsequences as shown in Table 1) and b) a first Fc domain and the secondpolypeptide chain specific for CD3 (a CD3 chain) consists of a) a secondantigen binding unit consisting of a scFab (preferably CD3#1 as definedby the CDR, VH/VL and/or scFab sequences as shown in Table 1) and b) asecond Fc domain. Preferably, the C-terminus of the scFab is linked tothe N-terminus of the Fc domain via a direct covalent bond. Preferably,the first and the second polypeptide chain are covalently linked to eachother via disulfide bonds, and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1)similar to a conventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In the context of the present invention, an Fc domain is for examplederived from the heavy chain of an IgG, for example an IgG₁, IgG₂ orIgG₄. For example, an Fc domain of the present invention is a Fc domainof a heavy chain of an IgG₁ or IgG₄ and comprises a hinge region and twoconstant domains (C_(H2) and C_(H3)). Examples of Fc domains (includinga hinge region) are shown in SEQ ID NOs:241 and 244.

The numbering of the amino acids in the amino acid chains of a proteinof the present invention is herein according to the Eu numbering system(Edelman et al, PNAS USA 1969 May, 63(1):78-85; Cunningham et al. PNASUSA 1969, November, 64(3):997-1003), unless otherwise specified. Thismeans that the amino acid numbers indicated herein correspond to thepositions in a heavy chain of the corresponding sub-type (e.g. IgG₁ orIgG₄), according to the Eu numbering system, unless otherwise specified.

In some embodiments, the first Fc domain and the second Fc domain in aprotein of the present invention each comprises one or more amino acidchanges which reduce the formation of homodimers of the first or secondpolypeptide chains instead of heterodimers of a first and a secondpolypeptide chain. Through these changes, a “protrusion” is generated inone of the Fc domains by replacing one or more, small amino acid sidechains from the interface of one of the heavy chains with larger sidechains (e.g. tyrosine or tryptophan). Compensatory “cavities” ofidentical or similar size are created on the interface of the other Fcdomain by replacing large amino acid side chains with smaller ones (e.g.alanine or threonine). This provides a mechanism for increasing theyield of the heterodimer over other unwanted end-products such ashomodimers, in particular homodimers of the Fc domain with the“protrusion” (see for example Ridgway et al. Protein Eng, 1996. 9(7): p.617-21; Atwell et al, JMB, 1997, 270, 26-35). In some embodiments, suchamino acid changes are a tyrosine (Y) at position 366 [T366Y] of thefirst Fc domain and a threonine (T) at position 407 [Y407T] of thesecond Fc domain. In some embodiments, the first Fc domain comprises aserine (S) at position 366 [T366S] and the second Fc domain comprises atryptophan (W) at position 366 [T366W], an alanine (A) at position 368[L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V]. In preferredembodiments, the first Fc domain comprises a tryptophan (W) at position366 [T366W] and the second Fc domain comprises a serine (S) at position366 [T366S], an alanine (A) at position 368 [L368A] and a valine (V) atposition 407 [Y407V]. For example, position 366 of the Fc domainaccording to Eu numbering, corresponding to the amino acid position 146in the human IgG1 Fc sequence of SEQ ID NO:241, is changed from T atposition 146 in SEQ ID NO:241 to W at position 146 in SEQ ID NO:242; andpositions 366, 368 and 407 according to Eu numbering, corresponding tothe amino acid positions 146, 148 and 187, respectively, in SEQ IDNO:241, are changed from T, L and Y at these positions in SEQ ID NO:241to S, A and V at these positions in SEQ ID NO:243. In any of theseembodiments, the amino acid changes described for the first Fc domainmay be located in the second Fc domain and the respective amino acidchanges for the second Fc domain may be located in the first Fc domain.In other words, the term “first” and “second” can be exchanged in theseembodiments. In some embodiments, such a Fc domain is an Fc domainderived from the heavy chain of an IgG₁ or IgG₄.

In some embodiments, the first Fc domain comprises a cysteine (C) atposition 354 [S354C] in addition to the tryptophan (W) at position 366[T366W] and the second Fc domain comprises a cysteine (C) at position349 [Y349C] in addition to the serine (S) at position 366 [T366S], thealanine (A) at position 368 [L368A] and the valine (V) at position 407[Y407V]. In one aspect, such Fc domain is an Fc domain derived from theheavy chain of an IgG₄.

In some embodiments, the first Fc domain or the second Fc domain in abinding protein of the present invention further comprises one or moreamino acid changes which reduce the binding of the Fc domain to proteinA. In some embodiments, such amino acid changes are an arginine atposition 435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine at position 436 [Y436F] of oneof the Fc domains. Both changes are derived from the sequence of humanIgG3 (IgG3 does not bind to protein A). These two mutations are locatedin the CH3 domain and are incorporated in one of the Fc domains toreduce binding to Protein A (see for example Jendeberg et al. J ImmunolMethods, 1997. 201(1): p. 25-34). These two changes facilitate theremoval of homodimers of heavy chains comprising these changes duringprotein purification.

In some embodiments, in a binding protein of the present invention, theFc domain, which comprises a threonine (T) at position 407 [Y407T],further comprises an arginine at position 435 [H435R] and aphenylalanine at position 436 [Y436F]. In this case, the other heavychain comprises a tyrosine (Y) at position 366 [T366Y], but does notinclude the two changes at positions 435 and 436. Alternatively, in someembodiments, in a protein of the present invention, the Fc domain, whichcomprises a serine (S) at position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) atposition 368 [L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V], furthercomprises an arginine at position 435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine atposition 436 [Y436F]. In this case, the other Fc domain comprises atryptophan (W) at position 366 [T366W], but does not include the twochanges at positions 435 and 436. Thus, the Fc domain comprising theamino acid change resulting in a “cavity” as described above alsocomprises the amino acid changes, which reduce binding to Protein A.Homodimers comprising this Fc domain are removed through reduced bindingto Protein A. The production of homodimers of the other Fc domain, whichcomprises the “protrusion”, is reduced by the presence of the“protrusion”.

In some embodiments, the Fc domain of a protein of the present inventionmay or may not further comprises YTE mutations (M252Y/S254T/T256E, Eunumbering (Dall'Acqua et al. J. Biol. Chem. 2006, 281(33):23514-24).These mutations have been shown to improve the pharmacokineticproperties of Fc domains through preferential enhancement of bindingaffinity for neonatal FcRn receptor at pH 6.0.

In some embodiments, the first and/or the second Fc domain of thepresent invention derived from an IgG1 also includes the “KO” mutations(L234A, L235A) (Xu et al, Cellular Immunology 2000 Feb. 25,200(1):16-26). In a further aspect, the first and/or the second Fcdomain of the present invention derived from an IgG4 also includes thePro hinge mutation (S228P) (Angal et al, Molecular Immunology 1993,30(1):105-108; Labrijn et al, Nature Biotechnology 2009, 27:767-771).

In preferred embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, thefirst Fc domain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:242 andthe second Fc domain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:243.

In preferred embodiments of the invention, the binding protein comprisesi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:217 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#1/CD3#1), or ii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:218 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#2/CD3#1), or iii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:219 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#3/CD3#1), or iv) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:220and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:311 (B7H6#4/CD3#1), or v) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:221 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#5/CD3#1), orvi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:222 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#6/CD3#1); or vii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:223 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#7/CD3#1); or viii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:224 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#8/CD3#1); or ix) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:225and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:311 (B7H6#9/CD3#1); or x) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:226 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#10/CD3#1); orxi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:227 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#11/CD3#1); or xii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:228 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#12/CD3#1); or xiii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:229 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#13/CD3#1); or xiv) afirst polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:230 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#14/CD3#1); or xv) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:231 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#15/CD3#1), or xvi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:232 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#16/CD3#1); or xvii) afirst polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:233 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#17/CD3#1); or xviii) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:234 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#18/CD3#1); or xix) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:235 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#19/CD3#1); or xx) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:236and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:311 (B7H6#20/CD3#1); or xxi) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:237 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#21/CD3#1); orxxii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:238 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#22/CD3#1); or xxiii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:239 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#23/CD3#1); or xxiv) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:240 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#24/CD3#1). Preferably,the first and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or moredisulfide bonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar toa conventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In preferred embodiments, the first polypeptide chain comprises an aminoacid sequence from the group consisting of any one of SEQ ID NOs:217,218, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237,238, 239, and 240 and the second polypeptide chain comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Even more preferably, the firstpolypeptide chain comprises an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ IDNOs: 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, and 240and the second polypeptide chain comprises the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:311, the first and second polypeptide chain are linked via oneor more disulfide bonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1)similar to a conventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:228 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:230 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:231 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:232 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:239 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311.

For all of the embodiments described herein it shall be understood that,by using the term “comprising”, it is intended to also include anembodiment in which the respective protein, molecule, antigen bindingunit or polypeptide chain “consists of” the amino acid sequence asindicated:

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 consisting of an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:228 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, thefirst and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfidebonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to aconventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 consisting of an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:230 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, thefirst and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfidebonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to aconventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 consisting of an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:231 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, thefirst and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfidebonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to aconventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 consisting of an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:232 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, thefirst and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfidebonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to aconventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 consisting of an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:239 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, thefirst and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfidebonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to aconventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In a further aspect, the present invention provides a binding proteincomprising a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 (aB7H6 chain) and a second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3(a CD3 chain), wherein the first polypeptide chain specifically bindingto B7H6 comprises a first light chain covalently linked (preferablydirectly bound) to a first linker, which is itself covalently linked(e.g., directly bound) to a first heavy chain, and wherein the secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 comprises a second lightchain covalently linked (preferably directly bound) to a second linker,which is itself covalently linked (e.g., directly bound) to a secondheavy chain.

All definitions and preferred embodiments provided herein above withregard to the binding protein of the invention having the specificallyrecited antigen-binding units apply mutatis mutandis also to thisbinding proteins of the invention comprising a first and secondpolypeptide chain, unless otherwise defined herein.

In some embodiments, the first polypeptide chain (also referred toherein as B7H6 chain), starting from its N-terminus, comprises a firstlight chain variable domain specifically binding to B7H6, a first lightchain constant domain, a first linker, a first heavy chain variabledomain specific for B7H6 and a first heavy chain constant region. Insome embodiments, the second polypeptide chain (also referred to hereinas CD3 chain) starting from its N-terminus, comprises a second lightchain variable domain specifically binding to CD3, a second light chainconstant domain, a second linker, a second heavy chain variable domainspecific for CD3 and a second heavy chain constant domain.

The resulting proteins bear a full Fc, and is larger than an IgG (due tothe presence of the linker between the light chain and the heavy chain)and has two independent binding sites (e.g., each binding site beingmonovalent for the respective antigen), a first binding site for B7H6and a second binding site for CD3. Preferably, the first and secondpolypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfide bonds. As such,the proteins of the invention are antibody-like structures, having the Yshaped structure of a conventional full length antibody (see FIG. 1),comprising two polypeptide chains, each comprising a scFab and a Fcdomain. In preferred embodiments, the proteins of the invention comprise(i) a first polypeptide chain specific for B7H6 (a B7H6 chain)consisting of a first scFab specific for B7H6 and a first Fc domain and(ii) a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 (a CD3 chain)consisting of a second single chain Fab specific for CD3 and a second Fcdomain.

Preferably, the first scFab is linked to the first Fc domain via adirect covalent bond and the second scFab is linked to the second Fcdomain via a direct covalent bond. This bispecific format greatlyreduces heterogeneity after expression and purification (e.g. byavoiding mispairing of light and heavy variable domains with differentbinding specificities), while maintaining the functional properties ofthe binding moieties within a structure less likely to generate unwantedimmunogenic reactions. This also enables good expression ofheterodimeric proteins, e.g. in mammalian cells.

In preferred embodiments of the protein of the invention, the firstpolypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises afirst light chain variable domain and a first heavy chain variabledomain, which comprise CDR sequences selected from the group consistingof i) to xxiv):

-   -   i) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:4 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3);    -   ii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:7 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:10 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:11 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3);    -   iii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:15 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:16 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3);    -   iv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:19 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:21 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:22 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:23 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3);    -   v) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:27 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:28 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3);    -   vi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:31 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:33 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:34 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:35 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3);    -   vii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:39 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:40 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3);    -   viii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:43 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:45 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:46 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3);    -   ix) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:50 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:51 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:52 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:54 (CDR3);    -   x) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:57 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:58 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3);    -   xi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:63 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:64 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:66 (CDR3);    -   xii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3);    -   xiii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:73 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:75 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:76 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:77 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3);    -   xiv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3);    -   xv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:88 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3);    -   xvi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and        heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID        NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3);    -   xvii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:97 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:99 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:100 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3);    -   xviii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:103 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:104 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:105        (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences        of SEQ ID NO:106 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:107 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:108        (CDR3);    -   xix) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:111 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:113 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3);    -   xx) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:115 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:117 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:118 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3);    -   xxi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:121 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:124 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:125 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3);    -   xxii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:129        (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences        of SEQ ID NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:131 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:132        (CDR3);    -   xxiii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135        (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences        of SEQ ID NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138        (CDR3); and    -   xxiv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of        SEQ ID NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:141        (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences        of SEQ ID NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:143 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:144        (CDR3).

The respective light/heavy chain variable domains defined by these CDRsequences are termed B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6,B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14,B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22,B7H6#23 and B7H6#24, respectively.

In preferred embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, saidsecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain)comprises a second light chain variable domain and second heavy chainvariable domain, which comprises CDR sequences selected from the groupconsisting of:

-   -   i) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3);    -   ii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:263 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:264 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:265 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:266 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:267 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:268 (CDR3);    -   iii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:269 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:270 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:271 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:272 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:273 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:274 (CDR3);    -   iv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:275 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:276 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:277 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:278 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:279 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:280 (CDR3);    -   v) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:281 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:282 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:283 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:284 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:285 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:286 (CDR3);        and    -   vi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:287 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:288 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:289 (CDR3)        and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ        ID NO:290 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:291 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:292 (CDR3).

The respective light/heavy chain variable domains defined by these CDRsequences are termed CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5 and CD3#6,respectively.

Preferably, the light chain and heavy chain CDR sequences are selectedfrom the group consisting of B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#, B7H6#4, B7H6#5,B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19,B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23 and B7H6#24 as defined above.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain), comprising a first light chain variable domain with lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and a first heavy chainvariable domain with heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72(CDR3); and (ii) a second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3,comprising a second light chain variable domain with light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and a second heavy chain variabledomain with heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain), comprising a first light chain variable domain with lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and a first heavy chainvariable domain with heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84(CDR3); and (ii) a second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3,comprising a second light chain variable domain with light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and a second heavy chain variabledomain with heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6,comprising a first light chain variable domain with light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and a first heavy chain variable domainwith heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:88 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3); and (ii) asecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3, comprising asecond light chain variable domain with light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) andSEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and a second heavy chain variable domain with heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6,comprising a first light chain variable domain with light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and a first heavy chain variable domainwith heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3); and (ii) asecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3, comprising asecond light chain variable domain with light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) andSEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and a second heavy chain variable domain with heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6,comprising a first light chain variable domain with light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and a first heavy chain variabledomain with heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138 (CDR3); and(ii) a second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3, comprisinga second light chain variable domain with light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and a second heavy chain variable domain withheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).

In preferred embodiments of the protein of the invention, said firstpolypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises alight chain variable domain (a first light chain variable domain) and aheavy chain variable domain (a first heavy chain variable domain)selected from the group consisting of i) to xiv):

-   -   i) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:145 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:146 (B7H6#1);    -   ii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:147 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:148 (B7H6#2);    -   iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:149 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:150 (B7H6#3);    -   iv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:151 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:152 (B7H6#4);    -   v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:153 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:154 (B7H6#5);    -   vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequences of SEQ ID NO:155 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:156 (B7H6#6);    -   vii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:157 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158 (B7H6#7);    -   viii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:159 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:160 (B7H6#8);    -   ix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:161 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:162 (B7H6#9);    -   x) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:163 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:164 (B7H6#10);    -   xi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:165 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:166 (B7H6#11);    -   xii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:168 (B7H6#12);    -   xiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:169 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:170 (B7H6#13);    -   xiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172 (B7H6#14);    -   xv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:173 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:174 (B7H6#15);    -   xvi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:175 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176 (B7H6#16);    -   xvii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:177 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:178 (B7H6#17);    -   xviii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:179 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:180 (B7H6#18);    -   xix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:181 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:182 (B7H6#19);    -   xx) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:183 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:184 (B7H6#20);    -   xxi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:185 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:186 (B7H6#21);    -   xxii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:187 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:188 (B7H6#22);    -   xxiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:189 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:190 (B7H6#23);        and    -   xxiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:191 and heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:192 (B7H6#24).

Preferably, the light chain variable and heavy chain variable domainsequences are selected from the group consisting of B7H6#1, B7H6#2,B7H6#, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16,B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23 andB7H6#24 as defined above.

In preferred embodiments of the protein of the invention, said secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain) comprises alight chain variable domain (a second light chain variable domain) and aheavy chain variable domain (a second heavy chain variable domain)selected from the group consisting of:

-   -   i) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294 (CD3#1);    -   ii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:295 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:296 (CD3#2);    -   iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:297 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:298 (CD3#3)    -   iv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:299 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:300 (CD3#4)    -   v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:301 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:302 (CD3#5)    -   vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid        sequence of SEQ ID NO:303 and a heavy chain variable domain        comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:304 (CD3#6).

In some embodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises afirst and a second polypeptide chain comprising CDR and/or VH and VLsequences of the light/heavy chain variable domains selected from thelist consisting of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1,B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1, B7H6#7/CD3#1, B7H6#8/CD3#1,B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1, In preferredembodiments, the binding protein of the invention comprises a first anda second polypeptide chain comprising CDR and/or VH and VL sequences ofthe light/heavy chain variable domains selected from the list consistingof B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#23/CD3#1. Even more preferably, the first polypeptide chaincomprises an Fc domain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:242 and said second polypeptide chain comprises an Fc domaincomprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:243.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain) comprising a light chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:167and heavy chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:168; and (ii) a secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain), comprising alight chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variabledomain of SEQ ID NO:294.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain), comprising a light chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:171and heavy chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:172; and (ii) a secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain), comprising alight chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variabledomain of SEQ ID NO:294.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain), comprising a light chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:173and heavy chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:174; and (ii) a secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain), comprising alight chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variabledomain of SEQ ID NO:294.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain), comprising a light chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:175and heavy chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:176; and (ii) a secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain), comprising alight chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variabledomain of SEQ ID NO:294.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein of the inventioncomprises (i) a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6(B7H6 chain), comprising a light chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:189and heavy chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:190; and (ii) a secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (CD3 chain), comprising alight chain variable domain of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variabledomain of SEQ ID NO:294.

In preferred embodiments, the first polypeptide chain specific for B7H6comprises a single chain Fab with the amino acid sequence of any one ofSEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196, SEQ IDNO:197, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ ID NO:199, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:201, SEQID NO:202, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206,SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ IDNO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 orSEQ ID NO:216 and the second polypeptide chain specific for CD3comprises a single chain Fab with the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:305.

Preferably, the first polypeptide chain comprises a single chain Fabcomprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196, SEQ IDNO:197, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212,SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 and SEQ ID NO:216, morepreferably an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ IDNO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 and SEQ ID NO:216, and thesecond polypeptide chain comprises a single chain Fab comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.305.

In one preferred embodiment, the first polypeptide chain specific forB7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:204 and the second polypeptide chain specific forCD3 (CD3 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

In one preferred embodiment, the first polypeptide chain specific forB7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:206 and the second polypeptide chain specific forCD3 (CD3 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

In one preferred embodiment, the first polypeptide chain specific forB7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:207 and the second polypeptide chain specific forCD3 (CD3 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

In one preferred embodiment, the first polypeptide chain specific forB7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:208 and the second polypeptide chain specific forCD3 (CD3 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

In one preferred embodiment, the first polypeptide chain specific forB7H6 (B7H6 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:215 and the second polypeptide chain specific forCD3 (CD3 chain) comprises a single chain Fab comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

Also with regard to this specific embodiment directed to scFabs, it isintented that the term comprising also includes “consisting of” theamino acid sequence as defined herein above in more general terms.

In some embodiments of binding protein of the invention, the first andsecond polypeptide chain comprises an Fc domain derived from the heavychain of an IgG, for example an IgG1, IgG2 or IgG4. For example, an Fcdomain of the present invention is a Fc domain of a heavy chain of anIgG1 or IgG4 and comprises a hinge region and two constant domains (CH2and CH3). Examples of Fc domains of human IgGs are shown in SEQ IDNO:241 and SEQ ID NO:244.

In some embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, the heavychain comprises one or more amino acid changes. For example, such aminoacid changes are a tyrosine (Y) at position 366 [T366Y] of the firstheavy chain and a threonine (T) at position 407 [Y407T] of the secondheavy chain. In some embodiments, the first heavy chain comprises aserine (S) at position 366 [T366S] and the second heavy chain comprisesa tryptophan (W) at position 366 [T366W], an alanine (A) at position 368[L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V]. In preferredembodiments, the first heavy chain comprises a tryptophan (W) atposition 366 [T366W] and the second heavy chain comprises a serine (S)at position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) at position 368 [L368A] and avaline (V) at position 407 [Y407V]. For example, position 366 of the Fcdomain according to Eu numbering, corresponding to the amino acidposition 146 in the human IgG1 Fc sequence of SEQ ID NO:241, is changedfrom T at position 146 in SEQ ID NO:241 to W at position 146 in SEQ IDNO:242; and positions 366, 368 and 407 according to Eu numbering,corresponding to the amino acid positions 146, 148 and 187,respectively, in SEQ ID NO:241, are changed from T, L and Y at thesepositions in SEQ ID NO:241 to S, A and V at these positions in SEQ IDNO:243. In any of these embodiments, the amino acid changes describedfor the first heavy chain may be located in the second heavy chain andthe respective amino acid changes for the second heavy chain may belocated in the first heavy chain. In other words, the term “first” and“second” can be exchanged in these embodiments. In some embodiments, theheavy chain is derived from the heavy chain of an IgG₁ or IgG₄.

In some embodiments, the first heavy chain or the second heavy chain ina protein of the present invention further comprises one or more aminoacid changes which reduce the binding of the heavy chain to protein A.In some embodiments, such amino acid changes are an arginine at position435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine at position 436 [Y436F] of one of theheavy chains.

In some embodiments, in a protein of the present invention, the heavychain, which comprises a threonine (T) at position 407 [Y407T], furthercomprises an arginine at position 435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine atposition 436 [Y436F]. In this case, the other heavy chain comprises atyrosine (Y) at position 366 [T366Y], but does not include the twochanges at positions 435 and 436. Alternatively, in some embodiments, ina protein of the present invention, the heavy chain, which comprises aserine (S) at position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) at position 368[L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V], further comprises anarginine at position 435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine at position 436[Y436F]. In this case, the other heavy chain comprises a tryptophan (W)at position 366 [T366W], but does not include the two changes atpositions 435 and 436. Thus, the heavy chain comprising the amino acidchange resulting in a “cavity” as described above also comprises theamino acid changes, which reduce binding to Protein A. Homodimerscomprising these heavy chains are removed through reduced binding toProtein A. The production of homodimers of the other heavy chain, whichcomprises the “protrusion”, is reduced by the presence of the“protrusion”.

In some embodiments, the heavy chain of a protein of the presentinvention may or may not further comprise YTE mutations(M252Y/S254T/T256E, Eu numbering (Dall'Acqua et al., J. Biol. Chem.2006, 281(33):23514-24)). These mutations have been shown to improve thepharmacokinetic properties of heavy chain through preferentialenhancement of binding affinity for neonatal FcRn receptor at pH 6.0.

In some embodiments, the first and/or the second heavy chain of thepresent invention derived from an IgG1 also includes the “KO” mutations(L234A, L235A) (Xu et al, Cellular Immunology 2000 Feb. 25,200(1):16-26). In a further aspect, the first and/or the second heavychain of the present invention derived from an IgG4 also includes thePro hinge mutation (S228P) (Angal et al, Molecular Immunology 1993,30(1):105-108; Labrijn et al, Nature Biotechnology 2009, 27:767-771).

In preferred embodiments of the binding protein of the invention, thefirst polypeptide chain comprises an Fc domain comprising an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:242 and the second polypeptide chain comprises anFc domain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:243.

In preferred embodiments of the invention, the binding protein comprisesi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:217 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#1/CD3#1), or ii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:218 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#2/CD3#1), or iii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:219 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#3/CD3#1), or iv) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:220and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:311 (B7H6#4/CD3#1), or v) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:221 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#5/CD3#1), orvi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:222 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#6/CD3#1); or vii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:223 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#7/CD3#1); or viii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:224 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#8/CD3#1); or ix) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:225and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:311 (B7H6#9/CD3#1); or x) a first polypeptide chain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:226 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#10/CD3#1); orxi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:227 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#11/CD3#1); or xii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:228 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#12/CD3#1); or xiii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:229 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#13/CD3#1); or xiv) afirst polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:230 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#14/CD3#1); or xv) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:231 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#15/CD3#1), or xvi) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:232 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#16/CD3#1); or xvii) afirst polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:233 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#17/CD3#1); or xviii) a first polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:234 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#18/CD3#1); or xix) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:235 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#19/CD3#1); or xx) a firstpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:236and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:311 (B7H6#20/CD3#1); or xxi) a first polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:237 and a second polypeptide chaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#21/CD3#1); orxxii) a first polypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:238 and a second polypeptide chain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#22/CD3#1); or xxiii) a first polypeptidechain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:239 and a secondpolypeptide chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311(B7H6#23/CD3#1); or xxiv) a first polypeptide chain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:240 and a second polypeptide chain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311 (B7H6#24/CD3#1). Preferably,the first and second polypeptide chain are linked via one or moredisulfide bonds and form an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar toa conventional Y-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:228 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, the first andsecond polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfide bonds andform an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to a conventionalY-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:230 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, the first andsecond polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfide bonds andform an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to a conventionalY-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:231 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingof the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, the first andsecond polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfide bonds andform an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to a conventionalY-shaped antibody molecule.

In one preferred embodiment, the binding protein comprises a firstpolypeptide chain specific for B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:232 and a second polypeptide chain specific for CD3 comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311. Preferably, the first andsecond polypeptide chain are linked via one or more disulfide bonds andform an antibody like structure (FIG. 1) similar to a conventionalY-shaped antibody molecule.

In a further aspect, the proteins of the invention comprise a firstantigen binding unit or polypeptide chain specific for B7H6 with anaffinity of preferably ≤10 nM, more preferably ≤1 nM, even morepreferable ≤0.1 nM, to human and cynomolgus monkey B7H6. The affinitycan be measured in a SPR (BIAcore® SPR system (GE Healthcare LifeSciences)) assay using recombinant B7H6-protein, as described, e.g. inthe examples or other methods that are well known for the skilledperson. The proteins comprise a second antigen binding unit orpolypeptide chain with an affinity of preferably ≤500 nM, morepreferably ≤100 nM, even more preferably ≤10 nM to human and cynomolgusmonkey CD3εγ complex.

In a further aspect, the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the invention donot bind to B7H6-negative cells and do not cross-react with B7H1 (seee.g. example 10 and example 4, respectively).

In preferred embodiments, the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the presentinvention (e.g. any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1,B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1,B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1,B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1,B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) do not inhibit activation of naturalkiller cells. Notably, B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the invention, whichdo not inhibit activation of natural killer cells in vitro, bind to B7H6in which the NKp30 interaction sites were substituted with alanine.

B7H6 on the cell surface binds to NKp30 on the cell surface of NK cells,which triggers NKp30-mediated activation of NK cells, NK cellcytotoxicity and cytokine secretion (Brandt et al, J. Exp. Med. 2009,206(7):1495-503). This situation can be mimicked in vitro by cultivationof NK cell lines (e.g. NK92MI) or primary NK cells on plates coated withrecombinant B7H6 extracellular domain protein with subsequent analysisof upregulation of activation markers such as CD25 or CD69 or cytokinesecretion by NK cells. This assay setting was used to assess whether ourB7H6/CD3 binding proteins inhibit the interaction of B7H6 and NKp30resulting in inhibition of IFNγ secretion (Example 11).

Using recombinant Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular proteins; in which theNKp30 interaction sites were substituted with alanine, it was seen thatthere are two groups of binding proteins: 1) binding proteins thatpotently bind to wild-type B7H6 but which do not or only weakly bind torecombinant Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular proteins were found toinhibit the B7H6 dependent secretion of IFNγ by NK cells in vitro(“inhibitors of B7H6 dependent NK cell activation”) and 2) bindingproteins that potently bind to wild-type B7H6 and maintain the abilityto bind also to the recombinant Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular proteinswere found to not inhibit the B7H6 dependent activation of NK cells andassociated IFNγ secretion in vitro (“non-inhibitors of B7H6 dependent NKcell activation”) (See examples 6 and 11, FIGS. 4 and 9). Surprisinglybinding proteins of the invention which are non-inhibitors of B7H6dependent NK cell activation are more potent in T cell redirected lysisof B7H6 expressing tumor cells (see example 12, FIGS. 10 and 11).Without being bound by theory, it is likely that non-inhibitors of B7H6dependent NK cell activation allow B7H6 NKp30 interaction withoutimpacting the natural role of B7H6 in mediating innate immunity.

In a further aspect, the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the presentinvention are capable of mediating T cell redirected cytotoxicityagainst tumor cells independent of NK cell activity (as shown in themouse xenograft model where no NK cells are present, see Example 19,FIGS. 20 and 23, as well as in the cell lysis assay in the absence of NKcells, see Example 12, FIGS. 10 and 11).

Various methods can be used to measure the cytotoxicity mediated by theB7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the present invention. For example,cytotoxicity can be measured using the method described in example 12.Effector cells can be e.g. stimulated or unstimulated (human orcynomolgus monkey) T cells or their subsets (e.g. CD4, CD8) orunstimulated (human or cynomolgus monkey) peripheral blood mononuclearcells (PBMCs). The target cells should express at least theextracellular domain of (human or cynomolgus monkey) B7H6 and can becells with endogenous (natural) B7H6 expression, such as human smallcell lung carcinoma cell lines SHP77, NCI-H82, alternatively alsorecombinant cells that express either the full-length B7H6 or theextracellular domain of B7H6. The effector to target cell ratio (E:T) isusually about 10:1 but can vary. Cytotoxic activity of B7H6/CD3 bindingmolecules can be determined e.g. in a LDH-release assay after 48 or 72hours of incubation. Modifications in incubation time and read-out usedfor determination of cytotoxicity are possible and known to the skilledperson. Read-out systems for cytotoxicity can comprise MTT/MTS assays,ATP-based assays, FACS-based assays, 51-Chromium release assays,sulforhodamine B (SRB) assays, colorimetric (WST) assays, clonogenicassays, ECIS technology and bioluminescent assays.

The cytotoxic activity mediated by B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of thepresent invention is preferably measured in a cell-based cytotoxicityassay. The cytotoxicity is represented by the EC₉₀ values measured inthe cytotoxicity assay. The skilled person is aware that an EC₉₀ can beexpected to be lower when purified T cells are used as effector cells,compared with PBMCs, the skilled person is also aware that the EC₉₀ canbe even lower when stimulated T cells are used. It can furthermoreexpected that the EC₉₀ values are lower when the target cells express ahigh number of B7H6 on the cell surface compared to cell expressing alow number of B7H6 molecules on the cell surface. The EC₉₀ of theB7H6/CD3 binding protein is preferably ≤10 nM, more preferably ≤5 nM andeven more preferably ≤1 nM.

Preferably, the multi-specific binding proteins of the invention do notinduce/mediate lysis of B7H6 negative cells. The term “do notinduce/mediate lysis” of B7H6-negative cells means that an B7H6/CD3binding molecule does not induce or mediate lysis of more than 30%,preferably not more than 20%, more preferably not more than 10% andparticular not more than 5% or B7H6-negative cells, whereas lysis of theB7H6-positive colorectal cell line is set to be 100%. This usuallyapplies for concentrations of the binding protein of up to 1000 nM.

Furthermore, the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the invention are shown toreach a monomer content of above 95% in a two-step purification process(see example 20), have favorable pharmacokinetic properties and gooddownstream manufacturability and are further expected to have goodbio-distribution (see e.g., example 18). The proteins of the presentinvention furthermore have a favorable immunogenicity profile (seeexample 22) and have good stability in-vitro and in-vivo (see e.g.,examples 21 and 18). Furthermore, the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of theinvention show favorable efficacy in a humanized in vivo xenograft mousemodel. B7H6/CD3 binding proteins induced strong tumor regressionstarting already after the first dose of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins (seee.g., examples 19).

Furthermore the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the invention induce tumorregression at very low doses of 0.05 mg/kg administered once weekly(q7d), further supporting their therapeutic applicability. Inparticular, the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the invention induceselective T cell proliferation, T cell activation, T cell degranulationand cytokine secretion (see examples 16, 14, 15, 17, respectively) onlyin the presence of B7H6-positive target cells and not in the presence ofB7H6-negative target cells, and further significantly increase T cellinfiltration into tumor tissue (see example 24).

A further aspect of the present invention provides isolated nucleic acidmolecules encoding the first and/or the second antigen binding unit (anyone of the antigen binding units B7H6#1, B7H6#2, B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5,B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10, B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13,B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18, B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21,B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24 and/or any one of the antigen bindingunits CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3, CD3#4, CD3#5, and CD3#6 as defined by CDR,VH/VL or scFab sequences as shown in Table 1, respectively) of amulti-specific binding protein of the invention. In some embodiments,the nucleic acid molecules further encode a first and/or a second Fcdomain as described herein, the first and/or second Fc domain linked tothe 3′ end of the nucleic acid molecule encoding the first and/or secondantigen binding unit, respectively. In some embodiments, the nucleicacid molecule encodes i) a first polypeptide chain comprising a firstsingle chain Fab specific for B7H6 (e.g., any one of B7H6#1, B7H6#2,B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10,B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18,B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24), and a firstFc domain and/or ii) a second polypeptide chain comprising a secondsingle chain Fab specific for CD3 (e.g., any one of CD3#1, CD3#2, CD3#3,CD3#4, CD3#5, and CD3#6, preferably CD3#1) and a second Fc domain.

Preferably the nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequenceencoding a first single chain Fab specific for B7H6 of any one of SEQ IDNO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196, SEQ ID NO:197, SEQID NO:198, SEQ ID NO:199, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:201, SEQ ID NO:202,SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ IDNO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215 or SEQ ID NO:216and/or a second single chain Fab of SEQ ID NO:305. In preferredembodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises the nucleotide sequenceencoding a first scFab specific for B7H6 of any one of SEQ ID NO:204,SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, or SEQ ID NO:215, and/orthe nucleotide sequence encoding a second scFab specific for CD3comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:305.

A further aspect of the invention provides an expression vectorcontaining a DNA molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence encodingthe first and/or second antigen binding domain (e.g. a first and/orsecond single chain Fab of the invention). Preferably the expressionvector comprises, in addition, a nucleic acid molecule, preferably a DNAmolecule, encoding a first and/or second Fc domain, linked to thenucleic acid molecule, preferably the DNA molecule, encoding the firstand/or second antigen binding domain (e.g. first and/or second singlechain Fab) respectively. As such, the expression vector comprises anucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide chain comprising a firstsingle chain Fab linked to a first Fc domain and/or a nucleotidesequence encoding a polypeptide chain comprising a second single chainFab linked to a second Fc domain.

In a preferred embodiment, the expression vector contains a DNA moleculecomprising the nucleotide sequence encoding the first polypeptide chainspecific for B7H6 and/or the second polypeptide chain specific for CD3of the invention. In a preferred embodiment, the expression vectorcomprises the nucleotide sequence encoding a first polypeptide chain ofany one of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220,SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO; 224, SEQ IDNO:225, SEQ ID NO:226, SEQ ID NO: 227, SEQ ID NO: 228, SEQ ID NO: 229,SEQ ID NO: 230, SEQ ID NO: 231, SEQ ID NO: 232, SEQ ID NO: 233, SEQ IDNO: 234, SEQ ID NO: 235, SEQ ID NO: 236, SEQ ID NO: 237, SEQ ID NO: 238,SEQ ID NO: 239 or SEQ ID NO: 240 and/or the nucleotide sequence encodinga second polypeptide chain comprising SEQ ID NO:311.

In further preferred embodiments, the expression vector comprises thenucleotide sequence encoding a first polypeptide chain of any one of SEQID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, and SEQ IDNO:239 and/or the nucleotide sequence encoding a second polypeptidechain comprising SEQ ID NO:311.

In a specifically preferred embodiment, two expression vectors may beused, one of them for expression of the first polypeptide chain specificfor B7H6, the other one for expression of the second polypeptide chainspecific for CD3, which two expression vectors may then both betransfected into a host cell for recombinant protein expression.

Preferably, the expression vector will be a vector comprising saidnucleic acid molecule or molecules, operably linked to at least oneregulatory sequence, wherein such regulatory sequence may be a promoter,enhancer, or terminator sequence, and most preferably a heterologouspromotor, enhancer, or terminator sequence.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a host cell having anexpression vector encoding a first polypeptide chain specific for B7H6of the invention and an expression vector encoding a second polypeptidechain specific for CD3 of the invention.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, said host cells areeukaryotic cells such as mammalian cells. In another embodiment, suchhost cells are bacterial cells. Other useful cells are yeast cells orother fungal cells.

Suitable mammalian cells include for example CHO cells, BHK cells, HeLacells, COS cells, and the like. However, amphibian cells, insect cells,plant cells, and any other cells used in the art for the expression ofheterologous proteins can be used as well.

Anti-B7H6 Antibodies

A further aspect of the invention provides anti-B7H6 antibody moleculescomprising

-   i) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:4    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3); or-   ii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:7 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:10    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:11 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3); or-   iii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:15 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:16    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3); or-   iv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:19 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:21 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:22    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:23 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3); or-   v) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:27 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:28    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3); or-   vi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:31 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:33 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:34    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:35 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3); or-   vii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:39 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:40    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3); or-   viii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:43 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:45 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:46    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3); or-   ix) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:50 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:51 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:52    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:54 (CDR3); or-   x) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:57 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:58    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3); or-   xi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:63 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:64    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:66 (CDR3); or-   xii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:70    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3); or-   xiii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:73 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:75 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:76    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:77 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3); or-   xiv) comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences    of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3)    and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3); or-   xv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3); or-   xvi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:94    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3); or-   xvii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:97 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:99 (CDR3) and heavy    chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:100    (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3); or-   xviii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ    ID NO:103 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:104 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:105 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:106 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:107 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:108 (CDR3); or-   xix) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:111 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:113 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3); or-   xx) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:115 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:117 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:118 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3); or-   xxi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:121 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:124 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:125 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3); or-   xxii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:129 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:131 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:132 (CDR3); or-   xxiii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ    ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138 (CDR3); or-   xxiv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:141 (CDR3) and    heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID    NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:143 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:144 (CDR3).

The antibodies i) to xxiv) as outlined above are termed B7H6#1, B7H6#2,B7H6#3, B7H6#4, B7H6#5, B7H6#6, B7H6#7, B7H6#8, B7H6#9, B7H6#10,B7H6#11, B7H6#12, B7H6#13, B7H6#14, B7H6#15, B7H6#16, B7H6#17, B7H6#18,B7H6#19, B7H6#20, B7H6#21, B7H6#22, B7H6#23, and B7H6#24, respectively.Provided herein is a sequence table which readily allows identificationof individual amino acid sequences to specific antibodies of the presentinvention.

In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody of the invention is achimeric, a humanized a human or an optimized antibody molecule. In someembodiments, the antibody molecule is a monoclonal antibody Fab, F(ab)2,Fv or scFv. In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody molecule of theinvention comprises a heavy chain constant region selected from thegroup consisting of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgM, IgA and IgE constantregions. In some embodiments, the light chain constant region of theanti-B7H6 antibody molecule of the invention is kappa or lambda.

In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody of the invention has a heavychain variable domain comprising an amino acid sequence at least 85%identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs:146, 148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158,160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186,188, 190, and 192. Preferably, the antibody molecule has a heavy chainvariable domain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 146,148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174,176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190 or 192.

In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody molecule has a light chainvariable domain comprising an amino acid sequence at least 85% identicalto any one of SEQ ID NOs: 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161,163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189,and 191. Preferably, the antibody molecule has a light chain variabledomain comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 145, 147, 149,151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177,179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189, and 191.

Methods of calculating amino acid sequence identities are well known inthe art and further discussed herein in the Definitions section of thespecification.

In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody molecule has i) a heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:146 and a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:145 (B7H6#1), or ii) a heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148 and a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 147(B7H6#2); or iii) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:150 and a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:149 (B7H6#3), or iv) aheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:152 and a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:151 (B7H6#4); or v) a heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:154 and a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:153(B7H6#5); or vi) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:156 and a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:155 (B7H6#6); or vii) a heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158 andlight chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:157 (B7H6#7); or viii) a heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:160 and light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:159 (B7H6#8); or ix) aheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:162 and light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:161 (B7H6#9); or x) a heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:164 and light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:163(B7H6#10); or xi) a heavy chain variable domain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:166 and light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:165 (B7H6#11); or xii) aheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:168 and light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:167 (B7H6#12); or xiii) a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:170 and lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:169 (B7H6#13); or xiv) a heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172 and light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 (B7H6#14); or xv) aheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:174 and light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:173 (B7H6#15); or xvi) a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176 and lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:175 (B7H6#16); or xvii) a heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:178 and light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:177 (B7H6#17); or xviii)a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:180 and light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:179 (B7H6#18); or xix) a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:182 and lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:181 (B7H6#19); or xx) a heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:184 and light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:183 (B7H6#20); or xxi) aheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:186 and light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:185 (B7H6#21); or xxii) a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:188 and lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:187 (B7H6#22); or xxiii) a heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:190 and light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:189 (B7H6#23); or xxiv)a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:192 and light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:191 (B7H6#24).

In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody of the invention is a mousemonoclonal antibody. In the context of this invention a mouse monoclonalantibody includes an antibody where the VH and VL are obtained fromimmunization of mice with human B7H6 protein, subsequent selection ofsuitable VH and VL sequences binding with certain affinity to humanB7H6, and then further joining such VH and VL sequences to constantdomains which are derived from mouse (e.g., from mouse IgG2a) byrecombinant techniques; and which are produced by recombinant expressionin host cells. Further encompassed by the invention are chimericantibodies, e.g., comprising variable and constant regions fromdifferent species. In some embodiments, the antibody molecule of theinvention is a chimeric antibody comprising VH and VL domains derivedfrom mouse as described above and further comprising constant domainsderived from another species such as human, rabbit, rat, goat, donkey.In some embodiments, the chimeric antibody comprises VH and VL domainsderived from mouse and further humanized or sequence optimized asdefined above and further comprises constant domains derived fromanother species. In some embodiments, the chimeric antibody comprises VHand VL domains derived from a transgenic animal (e.g. a mouse)comprising human IgG sequences, thus comprises human VH and VLsequences, and further comprises constant domains derived from anotherspecies. In any of the embodiments of chimeric antibodies as outlinedabove, the heavy chain constant region is a mouse, human, rabbit, rat,goat or donkey heavy chain region.

In some embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody molecule of the inventionhas a constant domain selected from the group consisting of IgG1, IgG2,IgG3, IgG4, IgM, IgA and IgE constant domains. In a preferredembodiment, the anti-B7H6 antibody has a constant domain of IgG2a. Insome embodiments, the anti-B7H6 antibody molecule has a light chainconstant domain which is kappa or lambda, preferably the light chainconstant domain is a kappa light chain constant domain, preferablycomprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:247.

The B7H6 specific antibodies provided herein may be used for labelling,localizing, identifying or targeting cells expressing B7H6 (e.g. inELISA assays, FACS analysis, immunohistology or the like) by attaching adye, a drug or another molecule with binding specificity for a differentantigen.

Another aspect of the present invention provides isolated nucleic acidmolecules encoding the heavy chain variable domain and/or the lightchain variable domain of an anti-B7H6 antibody molecule of theinvention.

Preferably the nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequenceencoding the heavy chain variable domain of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 146,148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174,176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, or 192. Preferably the nucleicacid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the light chainvariable domain of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155,157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181, 183,185, 187, 189, or 191.

A further aspect of the invention provides an expression vectorcontaining a DNA molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence encodingthe heavy chain variable domain and/or the light chain variable domainof an anti-B7H6 antibody molecule of the invention.

Preferably the expression vector comprises, in addition, a nucleic acidmolecule, preferably a DNA molecule, encoding the constant domains of aheavy chain and/or the constant domain of a light chain, respectively,linked to the nucleic acid molecule, preferably the DNA molecule,encoding the heavy chain variable domain and/or the light chain variabledomain, respectively.

In a specifically preferred embodiment, two expression vectors may beused, one of them for expression of the heavy chain, the other one forexpression of the light chain, which two expression vectors may thenboth be transfected into a host cell for recombinant protein expression.

Preferably, the expression vector will be a vector comprising saidnucleic acid molecule or molecules, operably linked to at least oneregulatory sequence, wherein such regulatory sequence may be a promoter,enhancer, or terminator sequence, and most preferably a heterologouspromotor, enhancer, or terminator sequence.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a host cell having anexpression vector encoding a heavy chain of an anti-B7H6 antibodymolecule of the invention and an expression vector encoding a lightchain of an anti-B7H6 antibody molecule of the invention.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, said host cells areeukaryotic cells such as mammalian cells. In another embodiment, suchhost cells are bacterial cells. Other useful cells are yeast cells orother fungal cells.

Suitable mammalian cells include for example CHO cells, BHK cells, HeLacells, COS cells, and the like. However, amphibian cells, insect cells,plant cells, and any other cells used in the art for the expression ofheterologous proteins can be used as well.

Methods of Manufacture and Purification

The invention further provides methods of manufacturing a multi-specificbinding protein of the invention, such methods generally comprising thesteps of:

-   -   culturing host cells comprising an expression vector comprising        a nucleic acid encoding a binding protein of the invention under        conditions that allow formation of the binding protein of the        invention; and,    -   recovering the binding protein expressed by the host cells from        the culture; and    -   optionally further purifying and/or modifying and/or formulating        the binding protein of the invention.

The invention further provides methods of manufacturing an anti-B7H6antibody of the invention, such methods generally comprising the stepsof:

-   -   culturing host cells comprising an expression vector comprising        a nucleic acid encoding an antibody molecule of the invention        under conditions that allow formation of the antibody molecule;        and,    -   recovering the antibody molecule expressed by the host cells        from the culture; and    -   optionally further purifying and/or modifying and/or formulating        the antibody molecule of the invention.

A nucleic acid of the invention can e.g. be a DNA molecule comprisingcoding sequences as well as regulatory sequences and optionally naturalor artificial introns, or can be a cDNA molecule. It may have itsoriginal codons or may have an optimized codon usage that has beenspecifically adapted for expression in the intended host cell or hostorganism. According to one embodiment of the invention, the nucleic acidof the invention is in essentially isolated form, as defined above.

The nucleic acids of the invention may be prepared or obtained in amanner known per se (e.g. by automated DNA synthesis and/or recombinantDNA technology), based on the information on the amino acid sequencesfor the proteins of the invention given herein.

The nucleic acid of the invention will typically be incorporated into anexpression vector, i.e. a vector that can provide for expression of theprotein when transfected into a suitable host cell or other expressionsystem.

For manufacturing the binding proteins or antibodies of the invention,the skilled artisan may choose from a great variety of expressionsystems well known in the art, e.g. those reviewed by Kipriyanow and LeGall, 2004.

Expression vectors include plasmids, retroviruses, cosmids, EBV derivedepisomes, and the like. The expression vector and expression controlsequences are selected to be compatible with the host cell. Thenucleotide sequence encoding the first antigen binding unit (e.g. theB7H6 specific single chain Fab or the full length B7H6 chain of thebinding protein of the invention) and the nucleotide sequence encodingthe second antigen binding unit (e.g. CD3 specific single chain Fab orthe full length CD3 chain of the binding protein of the invention) ofthe B7H6/CD3 binding protein can be inserted into separate vectors. Incertain embodiments, both DNA sequences are inserted into the sameexpression vector. The nucleotide sequence encoding the light chain of aB7H6 antibody and the nucleotide sequence encoding the heavy chain of aB7H6 antibody can be inserted into separate vectors. In certainembodiments, both DNA sequences are inserted into the same expressionvector.

Convenient vectors are those that encode a functionally complete humanCH (constant heavy) immunoglobulin sequence, with appropriaterestriction sites engineered so that any antigen binding unit such as asingle chain Fab sequence or any heavy/light chain variable domain canbe easily inserted and expressed, as described above. For the antibodyheavy chain, it can be, without limitation, any IgG isotype (IgG1, IgG2,IgG3, IgG4) or other immunoglobulins, including allelic variants.

The recombinant expression vector may also encode a signal peptide thatfacilitates secretion of the full length CD3 or B7H6 chain from a hostcell or of the light/heavy chain of an anti-B7H6 antibody. The DNAencoding the protein chain may be cloned into the vector such that thesignal peptide is linked in-frame to the amino terminus of the maturefull length chain DNA. The signal peptide may be an immunoglobulinsignal peptide or a heterologous peptide from a non-immunoglobulinprotein. Alternatively, the DNA sequence encoding the full length chainsof the protein of the invention may already contain a signal peptidesequence.

In addition to the B7H6/CD3 chain encoding DNA sequences or theheavy/light chain of a B7H6 antibody encoding DNA sequences, therecombinant expression vectors typically carries regulatory sequences,optionally heterologous regulatory sequences, including promoters,enhancers, termination and polyadenylation signals and other expressioncontrol elements that control the expression of the protein chains in ahost cell. Examples for promoter sequences (exemplified for expressionin mammalian cells) are promoters and/or enhancers derived from CMV(such as the CMV Simian Virus 40 (SV40) promoter/enhancer), adenovirus,(e.g., the adenovirus major late promoter (AdMLP)), polyoma and strongmammalian promoters such as native immunoglobulin and actin promoters.Examples for polyadenylation signals are BGH polyA, SV40 late or earlypolyA; alternatively, 3′UTRs of immunoglobulin genes etc. can be used.

The recombinant expression vectors may also carry sequences thatregulate replication of the vector in host cells (e.g. origins ofreplication) and selectable marker genes. Nucleic acid moleculesencoding the full length chain with the first antigen binding unit(single chain Fab and Fc domain) or an antigen-binding portion thereofand/or the full length chain with the second antigen binding unit(single chain Fab and Fc domain) or an antigen-binding portion thereof,and vectors comprising these DNA molecules can be introduced into hostcells, e.g. bacterial cells or higher eukaryotic cells, e.g. mammaliancells, according to transfection methods well known in the art,including liposome-mediated transfection, polycation-mediatedtransfection, protoplast fusion, microinjections, calcium phosphateprecipitation, electroporation or transfer by viral vectors.

Preferably, the DNA molecules encoding the B7H6 and CD3 chain of theprotein of the invention are present on two expression vectors which areco-transfected into the host cell, preferably a mammalian cell.

Mammalian cell lines available as hosts for expression are well known inthe art and include, inter alia, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, NS0,SP2/0 cells, HeLa cells, baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells, monkey kidneycells (COS), human carcinoma cells (e.g., Hep G2 and A-549 cells), 3T3cells or the derivatives/progenies of any such cell line. Othermammalian cells, including but not limited to human, mice, rat, monkeyand rodent cells lines, or other eukaryotic cells, including but notlimited to yeast, insect and plant cells, or prokaryotic cells such asbacteria may be used.

The proteins of the invention are produced by culturing the host cellsfor a period of time sufficient to allow for expression of the proteinin the host cells. Protein molecules are preferably recovered from theculture medium as a secreted polypeptide or it can be recovered fromhost cell lysates if for example expressed without a secretory signal.It is necessary to purify the protein molecules using standard proteinpurification methods used for recombinant proteins and host cellproteins in a way that substantially homogenous preparations of theprotein are obtained. By way of example, state-of-the art purificationmethods useful for obtaining protein molecules of the invention include,as a first step, removal of cells and/or particulate cell debris fromthe culture medium or lysate. The protein is then purified fromcontaminant soluble proteins, polypeptides and nucleic acids, forexample, by fractionation on immunoaffinity or ion-exchange columns,ethanol precipitation, reverse phase HPLC, Sephadex chromatography,chromatography on silica or on a cation exchange resin. As a final stepin the process for obtaining a protein molecule preparation, thepurified protein molecule may be dried, e.g. lyophilized, as describedbelow for therapeutic applications.

The present invention relates to binding proteins that have bindingspecificities for at least two different targets. In relation to thepresent invention, the binding molecules are derived from antibodies.Techniques for making binding molecules include, but are not limited to,recombinant co-expression of two immunoglobulin chains having differentspecificities (see Milstein and Cuello, Nature 305: 537 (1983)), WO93/08829, and Traunecker et al., EMBO J. 10: 3655 (1991)), and“knob-in-hole” engineering (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,731,168; Atwellet al, JMB, 1997, 270, 26-35). Binding proteins of the invention mayalso be made by engineering electrostatic steering effects for makingantibody Fc-heterodimeric molecules (WO 2009/089004A1); cross-linkingtwo or more antibodies or fragments (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980,and Brennan et al., Science, 229: 81 (1985)); using leucine zippers toproduce bi-specific proteins (see, e.g., Kostelny et al., Immunol.,148(5): 1547-1553 (1992)); using “diabody” technology for makingbispecific antibody fragments (see, e.g., Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA, 90:6444-6448 (1993)); and using single-chain Fv (sFv)dimers (see, e.g. Gruber et al., Immunol., 152:5368 (1994)); andpreparing trispecific antibodies as described, e.g., in Tutt et al.Immunol. 147: 60 (1991).

The compositions (e.g., multi-specific binding proteins and anti-B7H6antibodies) and methods disclosed herein encompass polypeptides andnucleic acids having the sequences specified, or sequences substantiallyidentical or similar thereto, e.g., sequences at least 85%, 90%, 95%identical or higher to the sequence specified. In the context of anamino acid sequence, the term “substantially identical” is used hereinto refer to a first amino acid sequence that contains a sufficient orminimum number of amino acid residues that are i) identical to, or ii)conservative substitutions of aligned amino acid residues in a secondamino acid sequence such that the first and second amino acid sequencescan have a common structural domain and/or common functional activity.For example, amino acid sequences that contain a common structuraldomain have at least about 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%,98% or 99% identity to a reference sequence, e.g., a sequence providedherein. In the context of nucleotide sequence, the term “substantiallyidentical” is used herein to refer to a first nucleic acid sequence thatcontains a sufficient or minimum number of nucleotides that areidentical to aligned nucleotides in a second nucleic acid sequence suchthat the first and second nucleotide sequences encode a polypeptidehaving common functional activity, or encode a common structuralpolypeptide domain or a common functional polypeptide activity, forexample, nucleotide sequences having at least about 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to a reference sequence.

The nucleic acid molecules of the invention include, but are not limitedto, the DNA molecules encoding the polypeptide sequences shown in thesequence listing. Also, the present invention also relates to nucleicacid molecules that hybridize to the DNA molecules encoding thepolypeptide sequences shown in the sequence listing under highstringency binding and washing conditions, as defined in WO 2007/042309.Preferred molecules (from an mRNA perspective) are those that have atleast 75% or 80% (preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90%and most preferably at least 95%) homology or sequence identity with oneof the DNA molecules described herein. By way of example, in view ofexpressing the antibodies in eukaryotic cells, the DNA sequences shownin the sequence listing have been designed to match codon usage ineukaryotic cells. If it is desired to express the antibodies in E. coli,these sequences can be changed to match E. coli codon usage. Variants ofDNA molecules of the invention can be constructed in several differentways, as described e.g. in WO 2007/042309.

The proteins of the invention may have a modified N-terminal sequence,e.g. a deletion of one or more of the N-terminal amino acids, or anexchange of e.g. the first, N-terminal amino acid (e.g. glutamate toalanine), to optimize the molecule for being expressed by using certainexpression systems (such as specific vectors or host cells), or forbeing expressed as inclusion bodies or in soluble form, or for beingsecreted into the medium or the periplasmic space or for being containedwithin the cell, or for yielding a more homogenous product. Thepolypeptides of the invention may have a modified C-terminal sequence,such as an additional alanine, and/or further amino acid exchanges inthe C-terminal part or at other defined positions within any of theframework regions, as explained e.g. in WO2012/175741, WO2011/075861, orWO2013/024059, in order to e.g. further enhance stability or reduceimmunogenicity of such polypeptides.

For the avoidance of doubt, all of the embodiments relating topharmaceutical compositions, kits, treatment methods, medical uses,combinations, methods of administration and dosages as described hereinare contemplated for any of the multi-specific binding proteinsdescribed herein, either alone or in combination with furthertherapeutic agents (as specified in more detail below).

Pharmaceutical Compositions, Methods of Administration, Dosages

The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions for thetreatment of a disease (as specified in more detail below), wherein suchcompositions comprise at least one multi-specific binding protein of theinvention. The invention further encompasses methods of treating adisease (as specified in more detail below) using at least onemulti-specific binding protein of the invention or pharmaceuticalcomposition as set out below, and further encompasses the preparation ofa medicament for the treatment of such disease by using such bindingprotein of the invention or pharmaceutical composition.

The binding proteins of the invention (e.g., any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1,B7H6#7/CD3#1, B7H6#8/CD3#1, B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1 as defined by the sequences shown in Table 1) and/or thecompositions comprising the same can be administered to a patient inneed thereof in any suitable manner, depending on the specificpharmaceutical formulation or composition to be used. Thus, the bindingproteins of the invention and/or the compositions comprising the samecan for example be administered intravenously (i.v.), subcutaneously(s.c.), intramuscularly (i.m.), intraperitoneally (i.p.), transdermally,orally, sublingually (e.g. in the form of a sublingual tablet, spray ordrop placed under the tongue and adsorbed through the mucus membranesinto the capillary network under the tongue), (intra-)nasally (e.g. inthe form of a nasal spray and/or as an aerosol), topically, by means ofa suppository, by inhalation, or any other suitable manner in aneffective amount or dose. The binding protein can be administered byinfusion, bolus or injection. In preferred embodiments, theadministration is by intravenous infusion or subcutaneous injection.

The binding proteins of the invention and/or the compositions comprisingthe same are administered according to a regimen of treatment that issuitable for treating and/or alleviating the disease, disorder orcondition to be treated or alleviated. The clinician will generally beable to determine a suitable treatment regimen, depending on factorssuch as the disease, disorder or condition to be treated or alleviated,the severity of the disease, the severity of the symptoms thereof, thespecific binding protein of the invention to be used, the specific routeof administration and pharmaceutical formulation or composition to beused, the age, gender, weight, diet, general condition of the patient,and similar factors well known to the clinician. Generally, thetreatment regimen will comprise the administration of one or morebinding proteins of the invention, or of one or more compositionscomprising the same, in therapeutically effective amounts or doses.

Generally, for the treatment and/or alleviation of the diseases,disorders and conditions mentioned herein and depending on the specificdisease, disorder or condition to be treated, the potency of thespecific binding protein of the invention to be used, the specific routeof administration and the specific pharmaceutical formulation orcomposition used, the binding proteins of the invention will generallybe administered in an amount between 0.005 and 20.0 mg per kilogram ofbody weight and dose, preferably between 0.05 and 10.0 mg/kg/dose,either continuously (e.g. by infusion) or more preferably as singledoses (such as e.g. twice a week, weekly, once every two or three weeksor monthly doses; cf. below), but can significantly vary, especially,depending on the before-mentioned parameters. Thus, in some cases it maybe sufficient to use less than the minimum dose given above, whereas inother cases the upper limit may have to be exceeded. When administeringlarge amounts it may be advisable to divide them up into a number ofsmaller doses spread over a certain period, e.g. two or more days.

Depending on the specific binding protein of the invention and itsspecific pharmacokinetic and other properties, it may be administereddaily, every second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth day, weekly, onceevery two or three weeks, monthly, and the like. An administrationregimen could include long-term treatment. By “long-term” is meant atleast two weeks and preferably months, or years of duration.

The efficacy of the multi-specific binding protein of the invention, andof compositions comprising the same, can be tested using any suitable invitro assay, cell-based assay, in vivo assay and/or animal model knownper se, or any combination thereof, depending on the specific diseaseinvolved. Suitable assays and animal models will be clear to the skilledperson, and for example include the assays and animal models used in theExamples below.

Formulations

For pharmaceutical use, the binding proteins of the invention may beformulated as a pharmaceutical preparation comprising (i) at least onebinding protein of the invention (e.g., any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1,B7H6#7/CD3#1, B7H6#8/CD3#1, B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1) and (ii) at least one pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier, diluent, excipient, adjuvant, and/or stabilizer, and (iii)optionally one or more further pharmacologically active polypeptidesand/or compounds.

By “pharmaceutically acceptable” is meant that the respective materialdoes not show any biological or otherwise undesirable effects whenadministered to an individual and does not interact in a deleteriousmanner with any of the other components of the pharmaceuticalcomposition (such as e.g. the pharmaceutically active ingredient) inwhich it is contained. Specific examples can be found in standardhandbooks, such as e.g. Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Ed.,Mack Publishing Company, USA (1990). For example, the binding proteinsof the invention may be formulated and administered in any manner knownper se for conventional antibodies and antibody fragments and otherpharmaceutically active proteins. Thus, according to a furtherembodiment, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition orpreparation that contains at least one binding protein of the inventionand at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent,excipient, adjuvant and/or stabilizer, and optionally one or morefurther pharmacologically active substances, in the form of lyophilizedor otherwise dried formulations or aqueous or non-aqueous solutions orsuspensions.

Pharmaceutical preparations for parenteral administration, such asintravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous injection or intravenousinfusion may for example be sterile solutions, suspensions, dispersions,emulsions, or powders which comprise the active ingredient and which aresuitable, optionally after a further dissolution or dilution step, forinfusion or injection. Suitable carriers or diluents for suchpreparations for example include, without limitation, sterile water andpharmaceutically acceptable aqueous buffers and solutions such asphysiological phosphate-buffered saline, Ringer's solutions, dextrosesolution, and Hank's solution; water oils; glycerol; ethanol; glycolssuch as propylene glycol, as well as mineral oils, animal oils andvegetable oils, for example peanut oil, soybean oil, as well as suitablemixtures thereof.

Solutions of the binding proteins of the invention may also contain apreservative to prevent the growth of microorganisms, such asantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, p-hydroxybenzoates,parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid, thiomersal, (alkali metalsalts of) ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, and the like. In many cases,it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars,buffers or sodium chloride. Optionally, emulsifiers and/or dispersantsmay be used. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by theformation of liposomes, by the maintenance of the required particle sizein the case of dispersions or by the use of surfactants. Other agentsdelaying absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin, mayalso be added. The solutions may be filled into injection vials,ampoules, infusion bottles, and the like.

In all cases, the ultimate dosage form must be sterile, fluid and stableunder the conditions of manufacture and storage. Sterile injectablesolutions are prepared by incorporating the active compound in therequired amount in the appropriate solvent with various of the otheringredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filtersterilization. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation ofsterile injectable solutions, the preferred methods of preparation arevacuum drying and the freeze drying techniques, which yield a powder ofthe active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient present inthe previously sterile-filtered solutions.

Usually, aqueous solutions or suspensions will be preferred. Generally,suitable formulations for therapeutic proteins such as the bindingproteins of the invention are buffered solutions, such as solutionsincluding the protein in a suitable concentration (such as from 0.001 to400 mg/ml, preferably from 0.005 to 200 mg/ml, more preferably 0.01 to200 mg/ml, more preferably 1.0-100 mg/ml, such as 1.0 mg/ml (i.v.administration) or 100 mg/ml (s c administration) and an aqueous buffersuch as:

-   -   phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4,    -   other phosphate buffers, pH 6.2 to 8.2,    -   acetate buffers, pH 3.2 to 7.5, preferably pH 4.8 to 5.5    -   histidine buffers, pH 5.5 to 7.0,    -   succinate buffers, pH 3.2 to 6.6, and    -   citrate buffers, pH 2.1 to 6.2,        and, optionally, salts (e.g. NaCl) and/or sugars (such as e.g.        sucrose and trehalose) and/or other polyalcohols (such as e g        mannitol and glycerol) for providing isotonicity of the        solution.

In addition, other agents such as a detergent, e.g. 0.02% TWEEN™ 20 orTWEEN™-80, may be included in such solutions. Formulations forsubcutaneous application may include significantly higher concentrationsof the antibody of the invention, such as up to 100 mg/ml or even above100 mg/ml. However, it will be clear to the person skilled in the artthat the ingredients and the amounts thereof as given above do onlyrepresent one, preferred option. Alternatives and variations thereofwill be immediately apparent to the skilled person, or can easily beconceived starting from the above disclosure. The above describedformulations can optionally be provided as lyophilized formulation thatis to be reconstituted in a solution, e.g. in water for injection (WFI).

According to a further aspect of the invention, a binding protein of theinvention may be used in combination with a device useful for theadministration of protein, such as a syringe, injector pen, micropump,or other device.

Method of Treatment

A further aspect of the invention provides a method of treating cancercomprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeuticallyeffective amount of the binding protein of the invention.

A further aspect of the invention provides a binding protein of theinvention for use in a method of treating cancer.

A further aspect of the invention is the use of the binding protein ofthe invention for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for treatingcancer.

For the avoidance of doubt, the medical use aspects of the invention maycomprise any of the specific binding proteins of the invention asdescribed above (e.g., any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1,B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1, B7H6#7/CD3#1,B7H6#8/CD3#1, B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1).

As used herein, the term “cancer” is meant to include all types ofcancerous growths or oncogenic processes, metastatic tissues ormalignantly transformed cells, tissues, or organs, irrespective ofhistopathologic type or stage of invasiveness.

Exemplary cancers whose growth can be inhibited using the multi-specificbinding proteins described herein are any B7H6 expressing tumors,preferably colorectal cancer (e.g. metastatic colorectal cancer, mCRC),non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cellcarcinoma (HNSCC).

Cancers whose growth can be inhibited using the multi-specific bindingproteins described herein are any B7H6 expressing tumors including butnot limited to T cell lymphoma, myeloid leukemia, breast cancer; ovariancancer, oral squamous carcinoma and gastro-intestinal cancers.Gastro-intestinal cancers include but are not limited to esophagealcancer (e.g., gastroesophageal junction cancer), stomach (gastric)cancer, hepatocellularcarcinoma, biliary tract cancer (e.g.,cholangiocarcinoma), gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer or colorectalcancer (CRC).

In some embodiments, the following cancers, tumors, and otherproliferative diseases may be treated with multi-specific bindingproteins of the invention: head and neck cancer, preferably HNSCC; lungcancer; preferably NSCLC; breast cancer; thyroid cancer; cervicalcancer; ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; liver cancer (hepatoblastomaor hepatocellular carcinoma); pancreatic cancer; prostate cancer;gastric sarcoma; gastrointestinal stromal tumor, esophageal cancer;colon cancer; colorectal cancer; renal cancer; skin cancer; brain tumor;glioblastoma; Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (T or B cell lymphoma); leukemia(chronic or acute myeloid leukemias, nonlymphocytic leukemia), ormultiple myeloma.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the cancer is mCRC.

All cancers, tumors, neoplasms, etc., mentioned above which arecharacterized by their specific location/origin in the body are meant toinclude both the primary tumors and the metastatic tumors derivedtherefrom.

It is possible that a patient is more likely to respond to treatmentwith a binding protein of the invention (as described herein) if thatpatient has a cancer which is characterized by having a high expressionof B7H6. Thus, in some embodiments, the cancer to be treated with thebinding proteins of the invention is a cancer with high expression ofB7H6, e.g., B7H6 expression is higher than the average expression incancer cells of a population of patients suffering from the same type ofa B7H6 expressing cancer.

The binding proteins of the invention may be used in therapeuticregimens in the context of first line, second line, or any further linetreatments and maintenance treatment.

The binding proteins of the invention may be used for the prevention,short-term or long-term treatment of the above-mentioned diseases,optionally also in combination with radiotherapy, one or more additionaltherapeutic agents and/or surgery.

In preferred embodiments, the protein of the invention is used for thetreatment of cancer in combination with a PD-1 antagonist, such as ananti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PDL-1 antibody. Preferably said anti-PD-1antibody is selected from the group consisting of pembrolizumab,nivolumab, pidilizumab, PD1-1, PD1-2, PD1-3, PD1-4, and PD1-5 asdescribed herein (as defined by the sequences in Table A below) and inWO2017/198741 (incorporated herein by reference). Preferably saidanti-PDL-1 antibody is selected from the group consisting ofatezolizumab, avelumab and durvalumab. In particular preferredembodiments, the binding protein of the invention (preferably any one ofB7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1) is used for the treatment of cancer in combination withPD1-1. In particular preferred embodiments, the binding protein of theinvention (preferably any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1,B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1,B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1,B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1,B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) is used for the treatmentof cancer in combination with PD1-2. In particular preferredembodiments, the binding protein of the invention (preferably any one ofB7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1) is used for the treatment of cancer in combination withPD1-3. In particular preferred embodiments, the binding protein of theinvention (preferably any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1,B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1,B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1,B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1,B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) is used for the treatmentof cancer in combination with PD1-4. In particular preferredembodiments, the binding protein of the invention (preferably any one ofB7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1).

TABLE A Amino acid sequences and SEQ ID NOsof heavy chain and light chain sequences of anti-PD1 antibodiesPD1-1, PD1-2, PD1-3, PD1-4, PD1-5. Brief SEQ ID description Number:of sequence Sequence SEQ ID PD1-1 HCEVMLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTASGFTFSASAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV NO: 331AYISGGGGDTYYSSSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARHSNVNYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDPD1-1 LC EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATMSCRASENIDTSGISFMNWYQQKPGQAP NO: 332KLLIYVASNQGSGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSKEVPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC SEQ ID PD1-2 HCEVMLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTASGFTFSASAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV NO: 333AYISGGGGDTYYSSSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARHSNPNYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDPD1-2 LC EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATMSCRASENIDTSGISFMNWYQQKPGQAP NO: 334KLLIYVASNQGSGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSKEVPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC SEQ ID PD1-3 HCEVMLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTASGFTFSKSAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV NO: 335AYISGGGGDTYYSSSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARHSNVNYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDPD1-3 LC EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATMSCRASENIDVSGISFMNWYQQKPGQAP NO: 336KLLIYVASNQGSGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSKEVPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC SEQ ID PD1-4 HCEVMLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTASGFTFSKSAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV NO: 337AYISGGGGDTYYSSSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARHSNVNYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDPD1-4 LC EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATMSCRASENIDVSGISFMNWYQQKPGQAP NO: 338KLLIYVASNQGSGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSKEVPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC SEQ ID PD1-5 HCEVMLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCTASGFTFSKSAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWV NO: 339AYISGGGGDTYYSSSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARHSNVNYYAMDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDPD1-5 LC EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATMSCRASENIDVSGISFMNWYQQKPGQAP NO: 340KLLIYVASNQGSGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSKEVPWTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC

According to these preferred embodiments and any other of the aspects ofthe present invention, antibodies PD1-1, PD1-2, PD1-3, PD1-4 and PD1-5are antibody molecules as disclosed in WO2017/198741, and are defined bythe sequences as shown in Table A above.

Accordingly, PD1-1 has a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:331 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:332;

PD1-2 has a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:333 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:334;PD1-3 has a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:335 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:336;PD1-4 has a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:337 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:338; andPD1-5 has a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:339 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:340.

The above also includes the use of the binding proteins of the inventionin various methods of treating the above diseases by administering atherapeutically effective dose to a patient in need thereof, as well asthe use of these binding proteins for the manufacture of medicaments forthe treatment of such diseases, as well as pharmaceutical compositionsincluding such binding proteins of the invention, as well as thepreparation and/or manufacture of medicaments including such bindingproteins of the invention, and the like.

Combinations with Other Active Substances or Treatments

A binding protein of the invention (e.g., any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1,B7H6#7/CD3#1, B7H6#8/CD3#1, B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1) may be used on its own or in combination with othercancer therapies, e.g. surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targetedtherapies, immunotherapies or combinations thereof. For example, abinding protein of the invention may be used for the treatment of cancerin combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents, inparticular in combination with a cytotoxic or cytostaticchemotherapeutic agent, a therapeutically active compound that inhibitsangiogenesis, a signal transduction pathway inhibitor, e.g., an EGFRinhibitor, an immune modulator, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, amitotic checkpoint inhibitor or a hormonal therapy agent.

The additional therapeutic agent may be administered simultaneouslywith, optionally as a component of the same pharmaceutical preparation,or before or after administration of the B7H6/CD3 binding protein.

Cytostatic and/or cytotoxic active substances which may be administeredin combination with binding molecules of the invention include, withoutbeing restricted thereto, hormones, hormone analogues and antihormones,aromatase inhibitors, LHRH agonists and antagonists, inhibitors ofgrowth factors (growth factors such as for example platelet derivedgrowth factor (PDGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascularendothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF),insuline-like growth factors (IGF), human epidermal growth factor (HER,e.g. HER2, HER3, HER4) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)), inhibitorsare for example (anti-)growth factor antibodies, (anti-)growth factorreceptor antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as for examplecetuximab, gefitinib, afatinib, nintedanib, imatinib, lapatinib,bosutinib and trastuzumab; antimetabolites (e.g. antifolates such asmethotrexate, raltitrexed, pyrimidine analogues such as 5-fluorouracil(5-FU), FOLFOX (combination regimen of folinic acid, 5-FU andoxaliplatin), FOLFIRI (combination regimen of folinic acid, 5-FU andirinotecan), gemcitabine, irinotecan, doxorubicin, TAS-102, capecitabineand gemcitabine, purine and adenosine analogues such as mercaptopurine,thioguanine, cladribine and pentostatin, cytarabine (ara C),fludarabine); antitumor antibiotics (e.g. anthracyclins); platinumderivatives (e.g. cisplatin, oxaliplatin, carboplatin); alkylationagents (e.g. estramustin, meclorethamine, melphalan, chlorambucil,busulphan, dacarbazin, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, temozolomide,nitrosoureas such as for example carmustin and lomustin, thiotepa);antimitotic agents (e.g. Vinca alkaloids such as for examplevinblastine, vindesin, vinorelbin and vincristine; and taxanes such aspaclitaxel, docetaxel); angiogenesis inhibitors, including bevacizumab,ramucirumab and aflibercept, tubuline inhibitors; DNA synthesisinhibitors, PARP inhibitors, topoisomerase inhibitors (e.g.epipodophyllotoxins such as for example etoposide and etopophos,teniposide, amsacrin, topotecan, irinotecan, mitoxantrone),serine/threonine kinase inhibitors (e.g. PDK1 inhibitors, Rafinhibitors, A-Raf inhibitors, B-Raf inhibitors, C-Raf inhibitors, mTORinhibitors, mTORC1/2 inhibitors, PI3K inhibitors, PI3Kα inhibitors, dualmTOR/PI3K inhibitors, STK33 inhibitors, AKT inhibitors, PLK1 inhibitors(such as volasertib), inhibitors of CDKs, including CDK9 inhibitors,Aurora kinase inhibitors), tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g. PTK2/FAKinhibitors), protein protein interaction inhibitors, MEK inhibitors, ERKinhibitors, FLT3 inhibitors, BRD4 inhibitors, IGF-1R inhibitors, Bcl-xLinhibitors, Bcl-2 inhibitors, Bcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitors, ErbB receptorinhibitors, BCR-ABL inhibitors, ABL inhibitors, Src inhibitors,rapamycin analogs (e.g. everolimus, temsirolimus, ridaforolimus,sirolimus), androgen synthesis inhibitors, androgen receptor inhibitors,DNMT inhibitors, HDAC inhibitors, ANG1/2 inhibitors, CYP17 inhibitors,radiopharmaceuticals, immunotherapeutic agents such as immune checkpointinhibitors (e.g. CTLA4, PD1, PD-L1, LAG3, and TIM3 bindingmolecules/immunoglobulins, such as ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab)and various chemotherapeutic agents such as amifostin, anagrelid,clodronat, filgrastin, interferon, interferon alpha, leucovorin,rituximab, procarbazine, levamisole, mesna, mitotane, pamidronate andporfimer; proteasome inhibitors (such as Bortezomib); Smac and BH3mimetics; agents restoring p53 functionality including mdm2-p53antagonist; inhibitors of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway; and/orcyclin-dependent kinase 9 inhibitors.

Particularly preferred are treatments with the binding molecules of theinvention in combination with one or more immunotherapeutic agents,including anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 agents and anti LAGS agents:Exemplary anti-PD1 agents include but are not limited to anti-PD-1antibody PDR-001, pembrolizumab, nivolumab, pidilizumab and PD1-1,PD1-2, PD1-3, PD1-4 and PD1-5 as disclosed herein (Table A) and inWO2017/198741. Exemplary anti-PDL-1 agents include but are not limitedto atezolizumab, avelumab and durvalumab. In preferred embodiments, thebinding molecule of the invention (preferably any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) is combinedwith PD1-1. In preferred embodiments, the binding molecule of theinvention (preferably any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1,B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1,B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1,B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1,B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) is combined with PD1-2. Inpreferred embodiments, the binding molecule of the invention (preferablyany one of B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1,B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1,B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1,B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1,B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) is combined with PD1-3. In preferredembodiments, the binding molecule of the invention (preferably any oneof B7H6#1/CD3#1, B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1) is combined with PD1-4. In preferred embodiments, thebinding molecule of the invention (preferably any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1)) is combinedwith PD1-5.

In certain embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent may be afurther immunotherapeutic agent, such as modulators of: TIM-1, TIM-3,TIM-4, PD-L2, LAG3, CTLA-4, Galectin 9, Galectin-1, CD69, CD113, GPR56,CD48, GARP, CAECAM-1, BTLA, TIGIT, CD160, LAIR1, 2B4, CEACAM, CD39,TGFβ, IL-10, Fas ligand, ICOS, B7 family (B7-1, B7-2, B7-H1 (PDL-1),B7-DC (PD-L2), B7-H2 (ICOS-L), B7-H3, B7-H4, B7-H5 (VISTA)), gp49B,PIR-B, KIR family receptors, SIRPalpha (CD47), ILT-2, ILT-4, IDO, CD39,arginase, CD73 HHLA2, butyrophilins, or A2aR.

In some embodiments, the additional immunotherapeutic agent is a memberof the TNF family of molecules that bind to cognate TNF receptor familymembers, which include CD40 and CD40L, OX-40, OX-40L, CD70, CD27L, CD30,CD30L, 4-1BBL, CD137, CD137/FAP, GITR, TRAIL/Apo2-L, TRAILR1/DR4,TRAILR2/DR5, TRAILR3, TRAILR4, OPG, RANK, RANKL, TWEAKR/Fn14, TWEAK,BAH-R, EDAR, XEDAR, TACI, APRIL, BCMA, LIGHT, DcR3, HVEM, VEGI/TL1A,TRAMP/DR3, EDAR, EDA1, XEDAR, EDA2, TNFR1, Lymphotoxin α/TNFβ, TNFR2,TNFα, LTβR, Lymphotoxin α1β2, FAS, FASL, RELT, DR6, TROY, NGFR.Preferably, the additional immunotherapeutic agent is CD137/FAP.

In some embodiments, the additional immunotherapeutic agent is selectedfrom (i) antagonists of cytokines that inhibit T cell activation (e.g.,IL-6, IL-10, TGF-B, VEGF; “immunosuppressive cytokines”) and/or (ii)agonists of cytokines that stimulate T cell activation and/or cytokinessuch as IL2, for stimulating an immune response, e.g., for treatingproliferative diseases, such as cancer.

In some embodiments, the additional immunotherapeutic agent is anagonist of a protein that stimulates T cell activation, such as CD28,GITRL, OX40L, CD27, and CD28H or a STING agonist.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an oncolyticvirus including but not limited to an oncolytic virus derived fromvaccinia virus, adenovirus, (AdV), herpes simplex virus (HSV1 or HSV2),reovirus, myxoma virus (MYXV), poliovirus, vesicular stomatitis virus(VSV), Maraba virus, varicella virus, measles virus (MV), or Newcastledisease virus (NDV).

Kits

The invention also encompasses kits comprising at least a multi-specificbinding protein of the invention (e.g., any one any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#6/CD3#1,B7H6#7/CD3#1, B7H6#8/CD3#1, B7H6#9/CD3#1, B7H6#10/CD3#1, B7H6#11/CD3#1,B7H6#12/CD3#1, B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1,B7H6#16/CD3#1, B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1,B7H6#20/CD3#1, B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1,B7H6#24/CD3#1) and optionally one or more other components selected fromthe group consisting of other drugs used for the treatment of thediseases and disorders as described above.

In one embodiment, the kit includes a composition containing aneffective amount of a binding protein of the invention in unit dosageform.

The invention also encompasses kits comprising at least a multi-specificbinding protein of the invention, and one or more other componentsselected from the group consisting of other drugs used for the treatmentof the diseases and disorders as described above.

In one embodiment, the kit includes a composition containing aneffective amount of a multi-specific binding protein of the invention inunit dosage form (preferably any one of any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1). In afurther embodiment the kit includes both a composition containing aneffective amount of a multi-specific binding protein of the invention inunit dosage form (preferably any one of any one of B7H6#1/CD3#1,B7H6#2/CD3#1, B7H6#3/CD3#1, B7H6#4/CD3#1, B7H6#5/CD3#1, B7H6#12/CD3#1,B7H6#13/CD3#1, B7H6#14/CD3#1, B7H6#15/CD3#1, B7H6#16/CD3#1,B7H6#17/CD3#1, B7H6#18/CD3#1, B7H6#19/CD3#1, B7H6#20/CD3#1,B7H6#21/CD3#1, B7H6#22/CD3#1, B7H6#23/CD3#1, B7H6#24/CD3#1) and acomposition containing an effective amount of a PD-1 antagonist in unitdosage form, such as an anti PD-1 antibody, most preferably PD1-1,PD1-2, PD1-3, PD1-4, and PD1-5 as described herein (e.g. Table A) and inWO2017/198741.

In some embodiments, the kit comprises a sterile container whichcontains such a composition; such containers can be boxes, ampoules,bottles, vials, tubes, bags, pouches, blister-packs, or other suitablecontainer forms known in the art. Such containers can be made ofplastic, glass, laminated paper, metal foil, or other materials suitablefor holding medicaments. Further, the kit may comprise thepharmaceutical composition in a first container with the binding proteinof the invention in lyophilized form and a second container with apharmaceutically acceptable diluent (e.g., sterile water) for injection.The pharmaceutically acceptable diluent can be used for reconstitutionor dilution of the binding protein.

If desired, a multi-specific binding protein of the invention, isprovided together with instructions for administering the multi-specificbinding proteins to a subject having cancer. The instructions willgenerally include information about the use of the composition for thetreatment or prevention of a cancer. In other embodiments, theinstructions include at least one of the following: description of thetherapeutic agent; dosage schedule and administration for treatment orprevention of cancer or symptoms thereof; precautions; warnings;indications; counter-indications; overdosage information; adversereactions; animal pharmacology; clinical studies; and/or references. Theinstructions may be printed directly on the container (when present), oras a label applied to the container, or as a separate sheet, pamphlet,card, or folder supplied in or with the container.

As amenable, these suggested kit components may be packaged in a mannercustomary for use by those of skill in the art. For example, thesesuggested kit components may be provided in solution or as a liquiddispersion or the like.

EXAMPLES

The following examples illustrate the invention. These examples shouldnot be construed as to limit the scope of this invention.

Example 1: Design and Construction of B7H6/CD3 Binding Proteins

The present inventors have developed multi-specific binding proteinsthat bind B7H6 and CD3 and that induce T-cell activation leading tolysis of B7H6-expressing tumor cells. The molecular design used has anIgG antibody scaffold and an IgG-like structure. It featuresknob-in-hole technology in the Fc for hetero-dimerization of the Knoband Hole arms. In addition, the binding protein has flexible peptidesequences between the light and the corresponding heavy chain in eacharm. Thus, the binding protein comprises two arms, one binding to CD3,the other one binding to B7H6, each arm comprising a single chain Faband an Fc region (see FIG. 1).

Preferably the binding molecule is bispecific and bivalent (monovalentfor each of the two targets).

Preparation of Binding Domains that Recognize B7H6 and CD3 Using HighThroughput V Gene Recovery from Hybridomas and Cultured Single B Cells.

To obtain anti-B7H6 binders, hybridomas or single B cells derived fromB7H6 immunized wild-type and ALIVAMAB™ humanized mice (Ablexis, SanFrancisco, Calif., USA: ALIVAMAB MOUSE™ transgenic mouse platform withhuman immunoglobulin loci) were cultured in vitro. Supernatants werescreened for binding to recombinant human B7H6, by ALPHALISA®Immunoassay kit (PerkinElmer, Waltham, Mass., USA), to NCI-H716 cells(ATCC®, CCL-251™) expressing human B7H6, and also binding torecombinantly expressed cynomolgus B7-H6 on CHO cells, by FlowCytometry.

Immunoglobulin (Ig) VH and VL genes were then amplified from identifiedpositive clones. To isolate RNA from hybridomas, about 2×10⁶ cells fromsingle clones were pelleted and used as source material. For single Bcells, 100 to 500 cells expanded from singularly isolated B cells wereused as source material. RNA was isolated using RNeasy® Plus mini RNAextraction kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). cDNA was then synthesizedusing SMARTer® cDNA synthesis kit (Clontech, Mountain View, Calif.)according to manufacturer's instructions. To facilitate cDNA synthesis,oligodT was used to prime reverse transcription of all messenger RNAsfollowed by “5′ capping” with a SMARTer IIA oligonucleotide. Subsequentamplification of the VH and VL fragments was performed using a 2-stepPCR amplification using 5′ primers targeting the SMARTer IIA cap and 3′primers targeting consensus regions in CH1. Briefly, each 50 μl PCRreaction consists of 20 μM of forward and reverse primer mixes, 25 μl ofPrimeSTAR® Max DNA polymerase premix (Clontech), 2 μl of unpurifiedcDNA, and 21 μl of double-distilled H2O. The cycling program starts at94° C. for 3 min, followed by 35 cycles (94° C. for 30 Sec, 50° C. for 1min, 68° C. for 1 min), and ends at 72° C. for 7 min. The second roundPCR was performed with VL and VH 2nd round primers containing 15 bpcomplementary extensions that “overlap” respective regions in theirrespective pTT5 mother vector (VH and VL). A second round PCR wasperformed with the same PCR cycling program.

In-Fusion® HD Cloning Kit (Clontech, U.S.A.) was used for directionalcloning of VL gene into a pTT5 huIgK vector and VH gene into a pTT5huIgG1KO vector. To facilitate In-Fusion® HD Cloning, PCR products werepurified and treated with Cloning Enhancer before In-Fusion HD Cloning.Cloning and transformation were performed according to manufacturer'sprotocol (Clontech, U.S.A.). Mini-prep DNAs were subjected to Sangersequencing to confirm that complete V-gene fragments were obtained.

Using this methodology, pairs of Ig VH and VL genes encoding bindingdomains with specificity for B7H6 were prepared. Recombinant antibodieswere produced by transient transfection of CHO-E37 cells with thecorresponding heavy and light chain-encoding plasmids.

To obtain additional anti-CD3 binders, immunization of WT mice wascarried out using a huCD3ε peptide1-27 construct. Hybridoma supernatantswere screened for binding to recombinant huCD3E+G-Fc protein and torecombinant cyCD3E+G-Fc protein, as well as for binding tohuCD3-positive and cyCD3-positive cells. The variable regions ofpositive clones were recovered and cloned as IgG or IgG-like bispecificconstruct for further evaluation.

Humanization/Optimization of B7H6 and CD3 Binders

Sequences of B7H6 or CD3 binders as described above as well as CD3binders described in the literature (Pessano et al., EMBO J. 1985February; 4(2): 337-44; Salmerón A et al., J Immunol. 1991 Nov. 1;147(9):3047-52) were humanized and/or optimized. Sequenceoptimization/humanization of antibodies is a methodology to engineerantibodies raised in non-human species (against a specificantigen/epitope) for use as therapeutics that resemble antibodiesproduced in humans and thereby eliminating potential adverse effectssuch as immunogenicity while retaining the specificity. The sequenceoptimization/humanization approach utilized here was as described bySingh et al, 2015 (Singh S et al., mAbs 2015: 7(4):778-91). In brief,closely matching human germlines were identified in silico, andoptimization/humanization variants were evaluated using a phagescreening method. Final lead candidate sequences were selected based onbinding, percent human score and EpiVax® (in silico predictive tool forpotential immunogenicity) score.

Construction of Bispecific Proteins Binding B7H6 and CD3

The variable regions of the B7H6 and CD3 binders were cloned into theexpression vector pTT5 (National Research Council, Canada), using commonmolecular biology techniques to form bispecific binding proteins withone B7H6 specific binding arm comprising a single chain Fab binding toB7H6 and an Fc region (such binding unit also referred to herein as“B7H6 arm” or “B7H6 chain”) and a CD3 specific binding arm comprising asingle chain Fab binding to CD3 and an Fc region (such binding unit alsoreferred to herein as “CD3 arm” or “CD3 chain). The Fc regions of theB7H6 and CD3 arms include either “W” or “SAY” mutations (Atwell et al,JMB, 1997, 270, 26-35) and the respective chains are referred to as W orSAV chains. For multi-fragment DNA assembly, a Gibson-assembly andNEBuilder® HiFi DNA Assembly approaches were used, followingmanufacturer's protocols (New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Mass., USA). DNAmini-preps were sequenced.

Each expression vector contains eukaryotic promoter elements for thechain-encoding gene (B7H6 or CD3 arm/chain), i.e., the gene encoding thesignal sequence and the light and heavy chain, an expression cassettefor a prokaryotic selection marker gene such as ampicillin, and anorigin of replication. These DNA plasmids were propagated in ampicillinresistant E. coli colonies and cultures and were purified.

Example 2: Expression and Purification of Bispecific Binding ProteinsBinding B7H6 and CD3

Bispecific molecules binding B7H6 and CD3 were produced by transienttransfection of CHO-E cells with the pTT5 vectors carrying theB7H6/CD3-chain-encoding genes (one chain as W chain and the other as SAVchain). Briefly, transfected CHO-E cells growing in suspension inserum-free media were cultivated in shake flasks under agitation at 140rpm, 37° C. and 5% CO₂ and kept at conditions of exponential growth. Onthe day of transfection, cells were chemically transfected with W-chainplasmid and SAV-chain plasmid in 1:3 mass ratio, using Minis Bio TransITPro® transfection reagent. Cells were then seeded at 1 to2×10{circumflex over ( )}6 cells/ml in 1 L of Gibco® FreeStyle™ CHOexpression medium (LifeTechnologies, NY, US). Cells were then incubatedunder orbital shaking for 10 days with one-time feed at day? with 200 mlcommercial feed solution to optimize expression of the proteins.Antibody titers in the cell culture supernatants were determined usingan Octet® instrument (Pall ForteBio, CA, US) and protA biosensor tipsaccording to manufacturer's instructions.

Recombinant B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were purified from culturesupernatant in a two-step process, using a GE Healthcare Life SciencesÄKTA™ Pure protein purification system. First, the sample was capturedfrom the harvested cell culture fluid by Protein-A affinitychromatography using MabSelect™ column (GE Healthcare). Protein binds toProtein A at neutral pH and was washed with high salt (1M NaCl) toremove cell culture media components and any proteins or componentswhich non-specifically bind to Protein A. The antibody or antibody-likeconstruct sample was eluted in an isocratic mode using 30 mM sodiumacetate, pH 3.5. Eluted sample was neutralized to pH 5.0 using 1%solution of 3M sodium acetate, pH 9.0. Neutralized protein was sterilefiltered with 0.22 μm filtration system. The concentration was measuredby UV280 by nanodrop 8000 spectrophotometer. In a second purification,Cation exchange chromatography was applied using a POROS™50 HS cationexchange resin column (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) orSize-exclusion chromatography using a HiLoad® 26/600 Superdex® 200 pgcolumn (GE Healthcare). The two-step purified material was stored infinal buffer of 50 mM Sodium Acetate and 100 mM NaCl, pH 5.0 Purity anddegree of heterogeneity of the samples were assessed by analyticalsize-exclusion chromatography, mass spectrometry and analyticalultracentrifugation. Samples that were advanced for functional testingcomprised two-step purified material, with about 95 to 99% monomercontent.

TABLE 1 Amino acid sequences and SEQ ID NOs of CDRs,VH, VL, scFabs, B7H6-arm and CD3-arm sequences of theproteins/antibody constructs described herein: Brief SEQ ID descriptionNumber of sequence Sequence SEQ ID B7H6#1 KSSQSLFYSSNQKNYLA NO: 1 LCCDR1SEQ ID B7H6#1 WASTRES NO: 2 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#1 QQYYNYPRT NO: 3 LCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#1 GYTFTDYYMN NO: 4 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#1 YIYPKTGGNGYNQKFKDNO: 5 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#1 ENWDGYTMAY NO: 6 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#2RATSSLYSMH NO: 7 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#2 ATFNLAS NO: 8 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#2QQWSTNPPKLT NO: 9 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#2 GFNIKNTFIH NO: 10 HCCDR1 SEQ IDB7H6#2 RIDPANGNTIYASKFQG NO: 11 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#2 TYGGTNYFDY NO: 12HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#3 KASHNVGVYVA NO: 13 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#3 SASNRYSNO: 14 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#3 QQYNSYPLT NO: 15 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#3GFTFSDYYMT NO: 16 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#3 NIDYDGSRIYYLDSLKS NO: 17 HCCDR2SEQ ID B7H6#3 DDPAWLAY NO: 18 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#4 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 19LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#4 SASNRYD NO: 20 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#4 QQYISYPLTNO: 21 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#4 GYTFTNYWMN NO: 22 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#4GIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 23 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#4 RGDYFGDF NO: 24 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#5 RASQDIRNDLG NO: 25 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#5 AASSLES NO: 26LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#5 LQYYNHPLT NO: 27 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#5 GYTFTGYYIHNO: 28 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#5 WINPHSGATNYAQNFQG NO: 29 HCCDR2 SEQ IDB7H6#5 ERWGSGTFNI NO: 30 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#6 KASQSVSNDVV NO: 31 LCCDR1SEQ ID B7H6#6 STSNRYI NO: 32 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#6 QQDYSSPYT NO: 33LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#6 GYTFTDYTMH NO: 34 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#6GINPNYDNTGYSEKFKD NO: 35 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#6 SGSRRSFYFDY NO: 36 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#7 RASQGISSWLA NO: 37 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#7 AASSLQS NO: 38LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#7 QQANSFPRT NO: 39 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#7 GGSISYNYWSNO: 40 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#7 HIYYSGSTNYNPSLKS NO: 41 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#7VGTWGSFDD NO: 42 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#8 RSSQSLLYNNRYNYLD NO: 43 LCCDR1SEQ ID B7H6#8 LGSNRAS NO: 44 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#8 MQTLQIPIT NO: 45LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#8 GDTLNSYGIS NO: 46 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#8GIIPIFDTTKYAQKFQG NO: 47 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#8 ERGYRFSEDYYFYYGMDV NO: 48HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#9 RASESVDNFGVSFMN NO: 49 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#9 AASNQGSNO: 50 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#9 QQSKEVPWT NO: 51 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#9DYTFTHYWIH NO: 52 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#9 IIGPSDNEIHYNQDFKD NO: 53 HCCDR2SEQ ID B7H6#9 QIISMVVGTEYFDV NO: 54 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#10 RASQGISSWLANO: 55 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#10 VASSLQR NO: 56 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#10QQANSFPRT NO: 57 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#10 GDSISSYYWS NO: 58 HCCDR1 SEQ IDB7H6#10 HIYTSEKNNYNPSLKS NO: 59 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#10 VGNWGSHDA NO: 60HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#11 RSSQSLLHSNGYNYLD NO: 61 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#11LGSNRAS NO: 62 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#11 MQALQTPLT NO: 63 LCCDR3 SEQ IDB7H6#11 GITFSYYTMN NO: 64 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#11 SISSRSSYIYYADSVKG NO: 65HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#11 DKGDYSKDIYYYYGMDV NO: 66 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#12KASQNVGKYVA NO: 67 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#12 SASNRYD NO: 68 LCCDR2 SEQ IDB7H6#12 QQYISYPLT NO: 69 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#12 GYTFTNYWMN NO: 70 HCCDR1SEQ ID B7H6#12 GIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 71 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#12 RGDYFGDFNO: 72 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#13 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 73 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#13SASNRYD NO: 74 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#13 QQYISYPLT NO: 75 LCCDR3 SEQ IDB7H6#13 GYTFTSYWMN NO: 76 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#13 GIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 77HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#13 RGDYFGDF NO: 78 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#14 KASQNVGKYVANO: 79 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#14 SASNRYD NO: 80 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#14QQYISYPLT NO: 81 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#14 GYTFTNYWMN NO: 82 HCCDR1 SEQ IDB7H6#14 GIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 83 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#14 RGDYFGDF NO: 84HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#15 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 85 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#15 SASNRYDNO: 86 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#15 QQYISYPLT NO: 87 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#15GYTFTNYWMN NO: 88 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#15 GIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 89 HCCDR2SEQ ID B7H6#15 RGDYFGDF NO: 90 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#16 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 91LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#16 SASNRYD NO: 92 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#16 QQYISYPLTNO: 93 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#16 GYTFTSYWMN NO: 94 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#16GIYLSGESTDYNEKFKG NO: 95 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#16 RGDYFGDF NO: 96 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#17 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 97 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#17 SASNRYD NO: 98LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#17 QQYISYPLT NO: 99 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#17 GYTFTSYWMNNO: 100 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#17 GIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 101 HCCDR2 SEQ IDB7H6#17 RGDYFGDF NO: 102 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#18 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 103LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#18 SASNRYD NO: 104 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#18 QQYISYPLTNO: 105 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#18 GYTFTSYWMN NO: 106 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#18GIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 107 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#18 RGDYFGDF NO: 108 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#19 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 109 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#19 SASNRYD NO: 110LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#19 QQYISYPLT NO: 111 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#19 GYTFTSYWMNNO: 112 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#19 GIYLSGESTDYNEKFKG NO: 113 HCCDR2 SEQ IDB7H6#19 RGDYFGDF NO: 114 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#20 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 115LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#20 SASNRYD NO: 116 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#20 QQYISYPLTNO: 117 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#20 GYTFTSYWMN NO: 118 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#20GIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 119 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#20 RGDYFGDF NO: 120 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#21 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 121 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#21 SASNRYD NO: 122LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#21 QQYISYPLT NO: 123 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#21 GYTFTSYWMNNO: 124 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#21 GIYLSGESTDYNEKFKG NO: 125 HCCDR2 SEQ IDB7H6#21 RGDYFGDF NO: 126 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#22 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 127LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#22 SASNRYD NO: 128 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#22 QQYISYPLTNO: 129 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#22 GYTFTSYWMN NO: 130 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#22GIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 131 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#22 RGDYFGDF NO: 132 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#23 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 133 LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#23 SASNRYD NO: 134LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#23 QQYISYPLT NO: 135 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#23 GYTFTSYWMNNO: 136 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#23 GIYLSGESTDYNEKFKG NO: 137 HCCDR2 SEQ IDB7H6#23 RGDYFGDF NO: 138 HCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#24 KASQNVGKYVA NO: 139LCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#24 SASNRYD NO: 140 LCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#24 QQYISYPLTNO: 141 LCCDR3 SEQ ID B7H6#24 GYTFTNYWMN NO: 142 HCCDR1 SEQ ID B7H6#24GIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKG NO: 143 HCCDR2 SEQ ID B7H6#24 RGDYFGDF NO: 144 HCCDR3SEQ ID B7H6#1 DIVMSQSPSSLAVSVGEKVTMNCKSSQSLFYSSNQKNYLAWY NO: 145 VLQQKPGQSPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTISSVKA EDLAVYYCQQYYNYPRTFGGGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#1 EVQLQQSGPELVKPGTSVKMSCKASGYTFTDYYMNWVKQSQ NO: 146 VHGKNLEWIAYIYPKTGGNGYNQKFKDKATLTVDKSSNTAYMELRSLTSDDSAVYYCGRENWDGYTMAYWGQGTSVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#2EIVLTQSPDFLSASPGEKVTMTCRATSSLYSMHWYQQKPGSSP NO: 147 VLKPWIYATFNLASGVPARFSGSGSGTSYSLTITRVEAEDAATYYC QQWSTNPPKLTFGAGTKLELKSEQ ID B7H6#2 EVQLQQSGAELVRPGASVKLSCTASGFNIKNTFIHWVNQRPEQ NO: 148 VHGLEWIGRIDPANGNTIYASKFQGRATITTDTSSNTAYMHLSSLTSGDTAVYYCARTYGGTNYFDYWGQGTTLTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#3DIVMTQSQKLLSTSVGDRISVTCKASHNVGVYVAWYQQKPGH NO: 149 VLSPKALIHSASNRYSGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTITNVQSEDLAEYF CQQYNSYPLTFGAGTKLELISEQ ID B7H6#3 EVKLVESEGGLVQPGSSMKLSCTASGFTFSDYYMTWVRQVPE NO: 150 VHKGLEWVGNIDYDGSRIYYLDSLKSRFIISRDNAKNILYLQMNSLKSEDTATYYCARDDPAWLAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#4DIVMTQSQKFMSTSVGDRVSVTCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKP NO: 151 VLGQSPKALIYSASNRYDGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTITNVQSEDLT EYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLELKSEQ ID B7H6#4 QVQLQQPGSVLVRPGASVRLSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMKQR NO: 152 VHPGQGLEWIGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKATLTVDTSSSTTYMDLSSLTYEDSAVYYCTTRGDYFGDFWGQGTTLTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#5AIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDIRNDLGWFQQRPGK NO: 153 VLAPNLLIYAASSLESGVPSRFSGRGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYC LQYYNHPLTFGGGTKVEIKSEQ ID B7H6#5 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTGYYIHWVRQAPG NO: 154 VHQGLEWMGWINPHSGATNYAQNFQGRVTMTRDTSISTAYMELSRLRSDDAAVYYCARERWGSGTFNIWGQGTMVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#6DIVMTQSPDSLPVSAGDRVTITCKASQSVSNDVVWYQQKPGQ NO: 155 VLSPKLLMYSTSNRYIGVPDRFTGSGYGTDFTFTISTVQAEDLAVYF CQQDYSSPYTFGGGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#6 EVQLQQSGPELLKPGASVKISCKTSGYTFTDYTMHWVKQSHG NO: 156 VHKSLEWIGGINPNYDNTGYSEKFKDKATLTVDKSSSTAYMELRSLTSEDSAVYYCTRSGSRRSFYFDYWGQGTTLTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#7DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSWLAWYQQKPGK NO: 157 VLAPNLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYC QQANSFPRTFGQGTKVEIKSEQ ID B7H6#7 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTYTVSGGSISYNYWSWIRQPPEK NO: 158 VHGLEWIGHIYYSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLNSVTAADTAVYYCARVGTWGSFDDWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#8DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLYNNRYNYLDWYLQK NO: 159 VLPGQSPEVLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDF GVYYCMQTLQIPITFGQGTRLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#8 QVQVVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKGSGDTLNSYGISWMRQAP NO: 160 VHGQGLEWMGGIIPIFDTTKYAQKFQGRVTITADKSTTTVYMELSSLRFEDTAVYYCARERGYRFSEDYYFYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#9DIVLTQSPVSLAVSLGQRATISCRASESVDNFGVSFMNWFQQK NO: 161 VLPGQPPKLLIYAASNQGSGVPARFSGSGSGTDFSLNIHPLEEDDT AMYFCQQSKEVPWTFGGGTRLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#9 QVQLQQPGAEMVRPGSSVKLSCKASDYTFTHYWIHWVKQRP NO: 162 VHLEGLEWIGIIGPSDNEIHYNQDFKDKATLTVDKSSNTAYLHLNSLTSEDSAVYYCARQIISMVVGTEYFDVWGTGTTVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#10DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSWLAWYQQKPGK NO: 163 VLAPKLLIYVASSLQRGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISNLQPEDFATYY CQQANSFPRTFGQGTKVEIKSEQ ID B7H6#10 QVHLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGDSISSYYWSWIRQPAGK NO: 164 VHGLEWIGHIYTSEKNNYNPSLKSRVIMSVDTSKNQFSLNLSSVTAADTAVYYCARVGNWGSHDAWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#11DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLHSNGYNYLDWYLQK NO: 165 VLPGQSPQVLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDV GVYYCMQALQTPLTFGGGTKVEIKSEQ ID B7H6#11 ELQLVNSGGGLVKSGGSLRLSCAASGITFSYYTMNWVRQAPG NO: 166 VHKGLEWVSSISSRSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAENSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDKGDYSKDIYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#12DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 167 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#12 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWVKQA NO: 168 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#13DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 169 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#13 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQA NO: 170 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#14DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 171 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#14 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMKQA NO: 172 VHPGQGLEWIGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#15DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 173 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#15 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMRQA NO: 174 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#16DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 175 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#16 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQA NO: 176 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#17DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 177 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#17 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQA NO: 178 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#18DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 179 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#18 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQA NO: 180 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#19DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 181 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#19 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWVKQA NO: 182 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#20DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 183 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#20 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWVKQA NO: 184 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#21DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 185 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#21 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQA NO: 186 VHPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#22DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 187 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#22 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQA NO: 188 VHPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#23DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 189 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#23 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQA NO: 190 VHPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#24DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 191 VLAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYC QQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKSEQ ID B7H6#24 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMRQA NO: 192 VHPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID B7H6#1DIVMSQSPSSLAVSVGEKVTMNCKSSQSLFYSSNQKNYLAWY NO: 193 scFabQQKPGQSPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTISSVKAEDLAVYYCQQYYNYPRTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLQQSGPELVKPGTSVKMSCKASGYTFTDYYMNWVKQSQGKNLEWIAYIYPKTGGNGYNQKFKDKATLTVDKSSNTAYMELRSLTSDDSAVYYCGRENWDGYTMAYWGQGTSVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDK RVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#2EIVLTQSPDFLSASPGEKVTMTCRATSSLYSMHWYQQKPGSSP NO: 194 scFabKPWIYATFNLASGVPARFSGSGSGTSYSLTITRVEAEDAATYYCQQWSTNPPKLTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLQQSGAELVRPGASVKLSCTASGFNIKNTFIHWVNQRPEQGLEWIGRIDPANGNTIYASKFQGRATITTDTSSNTAYMHLSSLTSGDTAVYYCARTYGGTNYFDYWGQGTTLTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#3DIVMTQSQKLLSTSVGDRISVTCKASHNVGVYVAWYQQKPGH NO: 195 scFabSPKALIHSASNRYSGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTITNVQSEDLAEYFCQQYNSYPLTFGAGTKLELIRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVKLVESEGGLVQPGSSMKLSCTASGFTFSDYYMTWVRQVPEKGLEWVGNIDYDGSRIYYLDSLKSRFIISRDNAKNILYLQMNSLKSEDTATYYCARDDPAWLAYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#4DIVMTQSQKFMSTSVGDRVSVTCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKP NO: 196 scFabGQSPKALIYSASNRYDGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTITNVQSEDLTEYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLQQPGSVLVRPGASVRLSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMKQRPGQGLEWIGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKATLTVDTSSSTTYMDLSSLTYEDSAVYYCTTRGDYFGDFWGQGTTLTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#5AIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDIRNDLGWFQQRPGK NO: 197 scFabAPNLLIYAASSLESGVPSRFSGRGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCLQYYNHPLTFGGGTKVEIKRIVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTGYYIHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWINPHSGATNYAQNFQGRVTMTRDTSISTAYMELSRLRSDDAAVYYCARERWGSGTFNIWGQGTMVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPK SC SEQ ID B7H6#6DIVMTQSPDSLPVSAGDRVTITCKASQSVSNDVVWYQQKPGQ NO: 198 scFabSPKLLMYSTSNRYIGVPDRFTGSGYGTDFTFTISTVQAEDLAVYFCQQDYSSPYTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLQQSGPELLKPGASVKISCKTSGYTFTDYTMHWVKQSHGKSLEWIGGINPNYDNTGYSEKFKDKATLTVDKSSSTAYMELRSLTSEDSAVYYCTRSGSRRSFYFDYWGQGTTLTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#7DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSWLAWYQQKPGK NO: 199 scFabAPNLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQANSFPRTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTYTVSGGSISYNYWSWIRQPPEKGLEWIGHIYYSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLNSVTAADTAVYYCARVGTWGSFDDWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#8DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLYNNRYNYLDWYLQK NO: 200 scFabPGQSPEVLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDFGVYYCMQTLQIPITFGQGTRLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQVVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKGSGDTLNSYGISWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFDTTKYAQKFQGRVTITADKSTTTVYMELSSLRFEDTAVYYCARERGYRFSEDYYFYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKV DKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#9DIVLTQSPVSLAVSLGQRATISCRASESVDNFGVSFMNWFQQK NO: 201 scFabPGQPPKLLIYAASNQGSGVPARFSGSGSGTDFSLNIHPLEEDDTAMYFCQQSKEVPWTFGGGTRLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLQQPGAEMVRPGSSVKLSCKASDYTFTHYWIHWVKQRPLEGLEWIGIIGPSDNEIHYNQDFKDKATLTVDKSSNTAYLHLNSLTSEDSAVYYCARQIISMVVGTEYFDVWGTGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRV EPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#10DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSWLAWYQQKPGK NO: 202 scFabAPKLLIYVASSLQRGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISNLQPEDFATYYCQQANSFPRTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVHLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGDSISSYYWSWIRQPAGKGLEWIGHIYTSEKNNYNPSLKSRVIMSVDTSKNQFSLNLSSVTAADTAVYYCARVGNWGSHDAWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#11DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLHSNGYNYLDWYLQK NO: 203 scFabPGQSPQVLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYCMQALQTPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSELQLVNSGGGLVKSGGSLRLSCAASGITFSYYTMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISSRSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAENSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDKGDYSKDIYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDK RVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#12DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 204 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWVKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#13DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 205 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#14DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 206 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#15DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 207 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#16DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 208 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#17DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 209 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#18DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 210 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#19DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 211 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWVKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#20DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 212 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWVKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#21DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 213 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#22DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 214 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#23DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 215 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#24DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 216 scFabAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID B7H6#1DIVMSQSPSSLAVSVGEKVTMNCKSSQSLFYSSNQKNYLAWY NO: 217 chainQQKPGQSPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTISSVKAEDLAVYYCQQYYNYPRTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLQQSGPELVKPGTSVKMSCKASGYTFTDYYMNWVKQSQGKNLEWIAYIYPKTGGNGYNQKFKDKATLTVDKSSNTAYMELRSLTSDDSAVYYCGRENWDGYTMAYWGQGTSVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSV MHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ IDB7H6#2 EIVLTQSPDFLSASPGEKVTMTCRATSSLYSMHWYQQKPGSSP NO: 218 chainKPWIYATFNLASGVPARFSGSGSGTSYSLTITRVEAEDAATYYCQQWSTNPPKLTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLQQSGAELVRPGASVKLSCTASGFNIKNTFIHWVNQRPEQGLEWIGRIDPANGNTIYASKFQGRATITTDTSSNTAYMHLSSLTSGDTAVYYCARTYGGTNYFDYWGQGTTLTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#3DIVMTQSQKLLSTSVGDRISVTCKASHNVGVYVAWYQQKPGH NO: 219 chainSPKALIHSASNRYSGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTITNVQSEDLAEYFCQQYNSYPLTFGAGTKLELIRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVKLVESEGGLVQPGSSMKLSCTASGFTFSDYYMTWVRQVPEKGLEWVGNIDYDGSRIYYLDSLKSRFIISRDNAKNILYLQMNSLKSEDTATYYCARDDPAWLAYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKS LSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#4DIVMTQSQKFMSTSVGDRVSVTCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKP NO: 220 chainGQSPKALIYSASNRYDGVPDRFTGSGSGTDFTLTITNVQSEDLTEYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLQQPGSVLVRPGASVRLSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMKQRPGQGLEWIGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKATLTVDTSSSTTYMDLSSLTYEDSAVYYCTTRGDYFGDFWGQGTTLTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHN HYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#5AIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQDIRNDLGWFQQRPGK NO: 221 chainAPNLLIYAASSLESGVPSRFSGRGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCLQYYNHPLTFGGGTKVEIKRIVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTGYYIHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWINPHSGATNYAQNFQGRVTMTRDTSISTAYMELSRLRSDDAAVYYCARERWGSGTFNIWGQGTMVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLIVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#6DIVMTQSPDSLPVSAGDRVTITCKASQSVSNDVVWYQQKPGQ NO: 222 chainSPKLLMYSTSNRYIGVPDRFTGSGYGTDFTFTISTVQAEDLAVYFCQQDYSSPYTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLQQSGPELLKPGASVKISCKTSGYTFTDYTMHWVKQSHGKSLEWIGGINPNYDNTGYSEKFKDKATLTVDKSSSTAYMELRSLTSEDSAVYYCTRSGSRRSFYFDYWGQGTTLTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKS LSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#7DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSWLAWYQQKPGK NO: 223 chainAPNLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQANSFPRTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTYTVSGGSISYNYWSWIRQPPEKGLEWIGHIYYSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLNSVTAADTAVYYCARVGTWGSFDDWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSL SLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#8DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLYNNRYNYLDWYLQK NO: 224 chainPGQSPEVLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDFGVYYCMQTLQIPITFGQGTRLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQVVQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKGSGDTLNSYGISWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIIPIFDTTKYAQKFQGRVTITADKSTTTVYMELSSLRFEDTAVYYCARERGYRFSEDYYFYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFS CSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ IDB7H6#9 DIVLTQSPVSLAVSLGQRATISCRASESVDNFGVSFMNWFQQK NO: 225 chainPGQPPKLLIYAASNQGSGVPARFSGSGSGTDFSLNIHPLEEDDTAMYFCQQSKEVPWTFGGGTRLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLQQPGAEMVRPGSSVKLSCKASDYTFTHYWIHWVKQRPLEGLEWIGIIGPSDNEIHYNQDFKDKATLTVDKSSNTAYLHLNSLTSEDSAVYYCARQIISMVVGTEYFDVWGTGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMH EALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ IDB7H6#10 DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSWLAWYQQKPGK NO: 226 chainAPKLLIYVASSLQRGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISNLQPEDFATYYCQQANSFPRTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVHLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGDSISSYYWSWIRQPAGKGLEWIGHIYTSEKNNYNPSLKSRVIMSVDTSKNQFSLNLSSVTAADTAVYYCARVGNWGSHDAWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKS LSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#11DIVMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLHSNGYNYLDWYLQK NO: 227 chainPGQSPQVLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYCMQALQTPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSELQLVNSGGGLVKSGGSLRLSCAASGITFSYYTMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISSRSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAENSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDKGDYSKDIYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSV MHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ IDB7H6#12 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 228 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWVKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#13DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 229 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#14DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 230 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLNGDSTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#15DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 231 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#16DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 232 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#17DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 233 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#18DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 234 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#19DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 235 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWVKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#20DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 236 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWVKQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGKATMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#21DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 237 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#22DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 238 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#23DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 239 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYFCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYWMNWMKQAPGQGLEWIGGIYLSGESTDYNEKFKGKVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID B7H6#24DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNVGKYVAWYQQKPGK NO: 240 chainAPKSLIYSASNRYDAVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFTTYYCQQYISYPLTFGAGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTNYWMNWMRQAPGQGLEWMGGIYLSGDSTDYNEKFKGRVTMTVDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCTRRGDYFGDFWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPG SEQ ID Fc domain*DKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVV NO: 241 (IgG1)DVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHN HYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ IDFc W domain DKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVV NO: 242(IgG1, LALA) DVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHN HYTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID Fc, SAVDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVV NO: 243 domainDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVL (IgG1,TVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVY RF/LALA)TLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHN RFTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID Fc domainESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVV NO: 244 (IgG4Pro)VDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDFc W domain ESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVV NO: 245(IgG4Pro) VDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ ID Fc SAVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVV NO: 246 domainVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVS (IgG4Pro, RF)VLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNRFTQKSLSLSLG SEQ IDconstant RTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKV NO: 247 region of aDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYAC kappa lightEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC chain SEQ ID constantGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVKVAWK NO: 248 region of aADGSPVNTGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYS lambda lightCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPAECS chain SEQ ID ConstantASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSG NO: 249 region ofALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKP heavy chain SNTKVDKRVEPKSCCH1 SEQ ID Linker GGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGS NO: 250 SEQ IDLinker GGGGSGGGGSGGSGGSGGGGGS NO: 251 SEQ ID LinkerGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGGS NO: 252 SEQ ID LinkerGGGGSGGGGGGSGGGGGGSGGGGSGGGGGS NO: 253 SEQ ID LinkerGGGGSGGGGSGGGSGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGGS NO: 254 SEQ ID LinkerGGGGSGGGGSGGGSGGGSGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGGS NO: 255 SEQ ID LinkerGGGGSGGGGSGGGSGGGSGGGSGGGGSGGGGGSGGGSGG NO: 256 GGS SEQ ID CD3#1RSSTGAVTTSNYAN NO: 257 LCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#1 GTNKRAP NO: 258 LCCDR2 SEQ IDCD3#1 ALWYSNLWV NO: 259 LCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#1 GFTFNTYAMN NO: 260 HCCDR1SEQ ID CD3#1 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKD NO: 261 HCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#1HGNFGNSYVSWFAY NO: 262 HCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#2 KSSQSLLNSRTRKNYLA NO: 263LCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#2 WASTRES NO: 264 LCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#2 KQSFILRT NO: 265LCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#2 GYSFTDYYVH NO: 266 HCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#2WIYPGNGNIKYNERFRG NO: 267 HCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#2 DNYSAYYFAY NO: 268 HCCDR3SEQ ID CD3#3 KSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLA NO: 269 LCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#3 WASTRESNO: 270 LCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#3 KQSFILRT NO: 271 LCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#3GYTFTSYYVH NO: 272 HCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#3 WIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQG NO: 273 HCCDR2SEQ ID CD3#3 DQYSAYYFAY NO: 274 HCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#4 KSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLANO: 275 LCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#4 WASTRES NO: 276 LCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#4 KQSFILRTNO: 277 LCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#4 GYSFTSYYVH NO: 278 HCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#4WIYPGGGNIKYNQKFQG NO: 279 HCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#4 DHYSAYYFAY NO: 280 HCCDR3SEQ ID CD3#5 KSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLA NO: 281 LCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#5 WASTRESNO: 282 LCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#5 KQSFILRT NO: 283 LCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#5GYTFTGYYVH NO: 284 HCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#5 WIYPGGGSTKYAQKFQG NO: 285 HCCDR2SEQ ID CD3#5 DQYSAYYFAY NO: 286 HCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#6 KSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLANO: 287 LCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#6 WASTRES NO: 288 LCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#6 KQSFILRTNO: 289 LCCDR3 SEQ ID CD3#6 GYTFTSYYVH NO: 290 HCCDR1 SEQ ID CD3#6WIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQG NO: 291 HCCDR2 SEQ ID CD3#6 DQYSAYYFAY NO: 292 HCCDR3SEQ ID CD3#1 EAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPG NO: 293 VLQLPRGLIGGTNKRAPWVPARFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGAQPEDEA EYFCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID CD3#1 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAP NO: 294 VHGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKNTAYLQMNNLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSA SEQ ID CD3#2DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKNYLAWYQ NO: 295 VLQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAE DVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKSEQ ID CD3#2 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYSFTDYYVHWVRQAP NO: 296 VHGQGLEWMGWIYPGNGNIKYNERFRGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDNYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID CD3#3DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLAWYQ NO: 297 VLQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAE DVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKSEQ ID CD3#3 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYYVHWVRQAP NO: 298 VHGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID CD3#4DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLAWYQ NO: 299 VLQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAE DVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKSEQ ID CD3#4 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYSFTSYYVHWVRQAP NO: 300 VHGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYNQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID CD3#5DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLAWYQ NO: 301 VLQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAE DVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKSEQ ID CD3#5 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTGYYVHWVRQAP NO: 302 VHGQGLEWMGWIYPGGGSTKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID CD3#6DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLAWYQ NO: 303 VLQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAE DVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKSEQ ID CD3#6 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYYVHWVRQAP NO: 304 VHGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID CD3#1EAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPG NO: 305 scFabQLPRGLIGGTNKRAPWVPARFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGAQPEDEAEYFCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVKVAWKADGSPVNTGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPAECSGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKNTAYLQMNNLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTK VDKRVEPKSC SEQ ID CD3#2DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKNYLAWYQ NO: 306 scFabQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYSFTDYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIYPGNGNIKYNERFRGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDNYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVE PKSC SEQ ID CD3#3DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLAWYQ NO: 307 scFabQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVE PKSC SEQ ID CD3#4DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLAWYQ NO: 308 scFabQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYSFTSYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYNQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVE PKSC SEQ ID CD3#5DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLAWYQ NO: 309 scFabQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTGYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIYPGGGSTKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVE PKSC SEQ ID CD3#6DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLAWYQ NO: 310 scFabQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVE PKSC SEQ ID CD3#1EAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPG NO: 311 chainQLPRGLIGGTNKRAPWVPARFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGAQPEDEAEYFCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVKVAWKADGSPVNTGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPAECSGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKNTAYLQMNNLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSC SVMHEALHNRFTQKSLSLSPG SEQ IDCD3#2 DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKNYLAWYQ NO: 312 chainQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYSFTDYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIYPGNGNIKYNERFRGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDNYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNRFTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID CD3#3DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLAWYQ NO: 313 chainQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNRFTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID CD3#4DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSRTRKVYLAWYQ NO: 314 chainQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYSFTSYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYNQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDHYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNRFTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID CD3#5DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLAWYQ NO: 315 chainQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTGYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIYPGGGSTKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNRFTQKSLSLSPG SEQ ID CD3#6DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATISCKSSQSLLNSRTRKTYLAWYQ NO: 316 chainQKPGQPPKLLIYWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCKQSFILRTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGGSEGKSSGSGSESKSTEGKSSGSGSESKSTGGGGSQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTSYYVHWVRQAPGQGLEWIGWIYPGGGNIKYAQKFQGRVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDQYSAYYFAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNRFTQKSLSLSPG

Example 3: Generation of Recombinant Proteins

Human B7H6-His

The full extracellular domain of Human-B7H6 was expressed with aHis6-tag (SEQ ID NO: 350) using a pTT vector (encoding human B7H6-His,SEQ ID NO: 317) by transient transfection using the Lenti-X™ LentiviralSystem (Clontech). HEK 293F cells (Thermo Fisher) were used at 1.6×106cells/ml at time of transfection, in Gibco™ Freestyle™ F17 expressionmedium (Thermo Fisher Scientific). The DNA:PEI complex at 1:3 ratio and1 mg/L of DNA was pre-incubated for 5 minutes, filtered, andpre-incubated at room temperature for another 15 minutes before addingto the cells. The cells were incubated at 37° C., 5% CO2, and shaking at140 rpm. Tryptone N1 was added to the cells 24 hours after transfectionto a final concentration of 0.5%. The cells were fed again 48 hoursafter transfection with 2 mM glutamine and 2 g/L glucose. At the sametime the temperature was lowered to 33° C. The final fed was added 120hours after transfection with 2 mM glutamine and 1 g/L glucose. Thecells were harvested 144 hours after transfection by centrifuging at6000 rpm for 15 minutes. The supernatant was clarified using a G4filter. Protein purification was performed in two steps. First, a Ni-NTAcolumn was used for affinity chromatography with Wash Buffer 1×PBS, pH7.2+10 mM Imidazole for 10 CV, then Wash Buffer 1×PBS, pH 7.2+20 mMImidazole for 10 CV, and elution gradient 4-60% of 1×PBS, pH 7.2supplemented with 0.5M Imidazole. Fractions were collected and analyzedby SDS-PAGE prior to pooling, and concentrating. Second, a Superdex®200, 16/600, 120 ml column was used for Gel Filtration chromatography(GE Healthcare Life Sciences). The concentrated pool after affinitychromatography, 5 ml, was loaded on the column with flow rate of 0.5ml/min. The formulation buffer was 20 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, 5% sucrose,pH 7.4. Fractions were collected and analyzed by SDS-PAGE prior topooling, and then sterilized using a 0.2 um filter.

Cyno B7H6-His

The full extracellular domain of Cyno-B7H6 was expressed with a His6-tag(SEQ ID NO: 350) using a pTT vector (encoding cyno B7H6-His, SEQ ID NO:320) by transient transfection using the Lenti-X™ Lentiviral System(Clontech). HEK 293F cells (Thermo Fisher) were used at 1.6×106 cells/mlat time of transfection, in Gibco™ Freestyle™ F17 expression medium(Thermo Fisher Scientific). The DNA:PEI complex at 1:3 ratio and 1 mg/Lof DNA was pre-incubated for 5 minutes, filtered, and pre-incubated atroom temperature for another 15 minutes before adding to the cells. Thecells were incubated at 37° C., 5% CO2, and shaking at 140 rpm. TryptoneN1 was added to the cells 24 hours after transfection to a finalconcentration of 0.5%. The cells were fed again 48 hours aftertransfection with 2 mM glutamine and 2 g/L glucose. At the same time thetemperature was lowered to 33° C. The final fed was added 120 hoursafter transfection with 2 mM glutamine and 1 g/L glucose. The cells wereharvested 144 hours after transfection by centrifuging at 6000 rpm for15 minutes. The supernatant was clarified using a G4 filter. Proteinpurification was performed in two steps. First, a Ni-NTA column was usedfor affinity chromatography with Wash Buffer 1×PBS, 0.2 M sucrose, 0.01%CHAPS, 5% glycerol, pH 7.2, +10 mM Imidazole for 10 CV, then Wash Buffer1×PBS, pH 7.2+20 mM Imidazole for 10 CV, and elution gradient 4-60% of1×PBS, 0.2 M sucrose, 0.01% CHAPS, 5% glycerol, pH 7.2 supplemented with0.5M Imidazole. Fractions were collected and analyzed by SDS-PAGE priorto pooling, and concentrating. Second, a Superdex® 200, 16/600, was usedfor Gel Filtration chromatography (GE Healthcare Life Sciences). Theconcentrated pool after affinity chromatography, 10 ml, was loaded onthe column with flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The formulation buffer was1×PBS, 0.2M sucrose, 0.01% CHAPS, 5% glycerol, pH 7.2. Fractions werecollected and analyzed by SDS-PAGE prior to pooling, and then sterilizedusing a 0.2 um filter.

Human CD3 E+G HuFc-6×His (“6×His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 350) (E+Gindicates εγ subunits) A cell line to produce Human CD3 E+G HuFc-6×His(“6×His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 350) was generated using HEK-293 cells(Thermo Fisher), the Lenti-X™ Lentiviral System (Clontech), and plasmidencoding Human CD3 E+G HuFc-6×His (“6×His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 350)(human CD3E Accession No: P07766; human CD3E+G-HuFc-His: SEQ ID NO:322).For expression, cells were cultured and expanded in Freestyle™ 293 media(Thermo Fisher Scientific), at 37 C, humidified 8% CO2 environment, andshaking at 135 rpm. The conditioned culture supernatant was harvested atDay 6 by centrifugation for 30 minutes at 9300×g. Expression wasmonitored by SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting. The conditioned culturesupernatant was adjusted with 0.2M Sucrose, 5% glycerol, 0.01% CHAPS,and 10 mM Imidazole. The pH was then adjusted to 7.2. Purification wascarried out in a two-step process: affinity purification using Ni/NTAresin (overnight incubation at 4 C, and elution with 250 mM Imidazole);followed by size-exclusion chromatography on a Superdex® 200 column (GEHealthcare Life Sciences) in destination buffer PBS with 0.2M Sucrose,5% glycerol, 0.01% CHAPS, 1 mM TCEP, pH7.2. The pooled material wasconcentrated using a 10K MWCO PES membrane Vivacell® 100 centrifugationdevice prior to final analysis and storage. The purified material wasqualified by mass spectrometry and analytical ultra-centrifugation.

Cyno CD3 E+G HuFc-6×his (“6×His” Disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 350) (E+GIndicates εγ Subunits)

A cell line to produce Cyno CD3 E+G HuFc-6×His (“6×His” disclosed as SEQID NO: 350) was generated using HEK-293 cells (Thermo Fisher), theLenti-X™ Lentiviral System (Clontech), and plasmid encoding Cyno CD3 E+GHuFc-6×His (“6×His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 350) (Cynomolgus CD3EAccession No: Q95LI5<, cyno CD3 E+G huFc-His: SEQ ID NO:323). Forexpression, cells were cultured and expanded in Freestyle™ 293 media(Thermo Fisher Scientific), at 37 C, humidified 8% CO2 environment, andshaking at 135 rpm. The conditioned culture supernatant was harvested atDay 6 by centrifugation for 30 minutes at 9300×g. Expression wasmonitored by SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting. The conditioned culturesupernatant was adjusted with 0.2M Sucrose, 5% glycerol, 0.01% CHAPS,and 10 mM Imidazole. The pH was then adjusted to 7.2. Purification wascarried out in a two-step process: affinity purification using Ni/NTAresin (overnight incubation at 4 C, and elution with 250 mM Imidazole);followed by size-exclusion chromatography on a Superdex® 200 column (GEHealthcare Life Sciences) in destination buffer PBS with 0.2M Sucrose,5% glycerol, 0.01% CHAPS, 1 mM TCEP, pH7.2. The pooled material wasconcentrated using a 10K MWCO PES membrane Vivacell® 100 centrifugationdevice prior to final analysis and storage. The purified material wasqualified by mass spectrometry and analytical ultra-centrifugation.

Fc-His-Tagged Human B7H6 ECD

In this construct, the huB7H6 ECD is followed by a GS linker, then byhuIgG1-Fc domain and a C-terminal His6 tag (SEQ ID NO: 350) (SEQ IDNO:318). The construct was expressed by transient transfection usingHEK293-6E cells, with DNA:PEI ratio of 1:3 and 1 mg DNA per L culture.The PEI reagent was linear PEI MAX [Mw 40,000] (Polysciences:Cat#24765-2). Transfected cells were incubated at 37° C. with 5% CO₂ and130 rpm. 24-hr post transfection tryptone N1 (Organotechnie; Cat#19553)and glucose were added to a final concentration of 0.5% and 1 g/Lrespectively. Cells were harvested after 5 days. After centrifugation,the supernatant was filtered through 0.2 μm membrane filter. ThehuB7H6-ECD-Fc-His protein was purified in a two-step purification: firstby affinity on Ni NTA Agarose matrix, and second by gel filtration usingSuperdex® 200, 26/600 column (GE Healthcare Life Sciences). The pooledfractions were filtered and stored in 1×PBS, 0.2 M sucrose, 5% glycerol,0.01% CHAPS, pH-7.2 formulation buffer.

Fc-His-Tagged Human Ala-Mutated B7H6 ECD (NKp30 Interaction SitesAA35-38 and aa102-105 Substituted by Ala).

This construct (SEQ ID NO:319) has huB7H6 with Ala substitutions atpositions 35-38 and 102-105, so it does not bind NKp30. ThehuB7H6-Ala-ECD is followed by a GS linker, then by huIgG1Fc domain and aC-terminal His6 tag (SEQ ID NO: 350). This construct was expressed inHEK293-6E cells by transient transfection, purified in a two-steppurification process, and stored as described above for theFc-His-tagged huB7H6-ECD construct.

Human B7H1-Fc

This construct (SEQ ID NO:324) contains huB7H1 with a cMyc tag, aThrombin cleavage site and a huFc domain. The construct was expressed bytransient transfection using HEK293f cells, DNA:PEI ratio of 1:1.5, and1 mg of DNA per L culture. The flasks were incubated at 37° C. in ahumidified 8% CO2 environment with shaking at 135 rpm. The cells wereharvested after 3 days. After centrifugation of the cells, the proteinwas purified from the supernatant. First, affinity purification wasperformed using nProtein A Sepharose® 4 Fast Flow medium (GE Healthcare,#17-5280-03), and the eluate was dialyzed in 20 mM Tris, 100 mM NaCl,10% glycerol, 1 mM TCEP, 3 mM CaCl₂, pH 8.0. Second, the sample wasincubated with Thrombin CleanCleave™ resin (1 mL, Sigma). Third, thepool from the previous step was bound again to nProtein A Sepharose® 4Fast Flow medium. The non-bound material was saved, further polished bygel filtration on Superdex® 75 (GE Healthcare) column equilibrated inPBS, 1 mM TCEP, pH 7.2 buffer, and concentrated.

Example 4: SPR Based Determination of Affinities to Recombinant B7H6 andCD3 εγ Subunits and Interspecies Cross-Reactivity

To determine the affinity of human and cyno B7H6 and human B7H1 toB7H6/CD3 binding proteins, the experiment was performed on a Biacore™ 8Kinstrument (GE Healthcare Life Sciences). Briefly, the B7H6/CD3 bindingprotein was captured via Protein A/G. The running buffer for thisexperiment and all serial dilutions were prepared in HBS-EP+. The CM5sensor chip was activated with an equal mixture of EDC/NHS across bothflow cells for 420 s at a flow rate of 10 μL/min and immobilized withrecombinant Protein A/G (50 μg/ml in 10 mM NaOAc, pH 4.5) across allflow cells for 420 s at a flow rate of 10 μL/min resulting in about 2500RU of Protein A/G on the surface. The sensor chip was deactivated with1M ethanolamine-HCl across all flow cells for 420 s at a flow rate of 10μL/min.

About 700 RU of the B7H6/CD3 binding protein was captured on flow cell 2of the Protein A/G surface for 60 s at a flow rate of 10 μL/min. Theanalytes HuB7H6, CyB7H6 and HuB7H1 were injected across both flow cellsover captured B7H6/CD3 binding protein for 300 s at a flow rate of 30μL/min with a dissociation of 1200 s. The concentrations of HuB7H6 andCyB7H6 were 0 nM, 6.25 nM, 12.5 nM, 25 nM, 50 nM and 100 nM. Theconcentrations of HuB7H1 were 0 nM and 1 μM. The surface was regeneratedby injecting 10 mM glycine-HCl, pH 1.5 for 20 s at a flow rate of 30μL/min across both flow cells.

The reference flow cell 1 (interactions with sensor surface) and blank(HBS-EP+ or 0 nM analyte) were subtracted from the raw data. Using theBiacore™ 8K Evaluation Software, sensorgrams were fit globally to 1:1Langmuir binding to provide association rate constant (ka), dissociationrate constant (kd), and equilibrium dissociation constant (KD) values.

To determine the affinity of the B7H6/CD3 binding protein to human andcyno CD3E+G-hFc, the experiment was performed on a Bio-Rad ProteOn™XPR36 instrument. Briefly, HuCD3E+G-hFc and CyCD3E+G were amine-coupledon a ProteOn™ GLM sensor chip (Bio-Rad) and the B7H6/CD3 binding proteinwas flowed over the immobilized surface. The running buffer for thisexperiment and all serial dilutions were prepared in HBS-EP+. The GLMsensor chip was normalized according to Bio-Rad's recommendations. Thesensor chip was activated with an equal mixture of EDC/s-NHS in thehorizontal direction for 300 s at a flow rate of 30 μL/min HuCD3E+G-hFcwas immobilized in the vertical direction at 0.4 μg/mL, 0.2 μg/mL and0.1 μg/mL in 10 mM acetate pH 4.5 to L1, L2 and L3, respectively, for300 s at a flow rate of 30 μL/min resulting in about 100 RU ofHuCD3E+G-hFc on L1, 40 RU of HuCD3E+G-hFc on L2 and 0 RU of HuCD3E+G-hFcon L3. CyCD3E+G-hFc was immobilized in the vertical direction at 0.4μg/mL, 0.2 μg/mL and 0.1 μg/mL in 10 mM acetate pH 4.5 to L4, L5 and L6,respectively, for 300 s at a flow rate of 30 μL/min resulting in about385 RU of HuCD3E+G-hFc on L4, 170 RU of CyCD3E+G-hFc on L5 and 50 RU ofCyCD3E+G-hFc on L6. The sensor chip was deactivated with 1Methanolamine-HCl in the horizontal direction for 300 s at a flow rate of30 μL/min. The sensor chip was regenerated with 18 s of 0.85% phosphoricacid at a flow rate of 100 μL/min 2 times horizontally and 2 timesvertically.

The B7H6/CD3 binding protein analyte was injected horizontally over theimmobilized surface for 300 s at a flow rate of 30 μL/min with adissociation of 600 s. The concentrations of the B7H6/CD3 bindingprotein used were 0 nM, 1.2 nM, 3.7 nM, 11.1 nM, 33.3 nM and 100 nM. Thesurface was regenerated by injecting 0.85% phosphoric acid for 18 s at aflow rate of 100 μL/min 2 times horizontally.

The interspot (interactions with sensor surface) and blank (HBS-EP+ or 0nM analyte) were subtracted from the raw data. Using the Bio-RadProteOn™ Manager software, sensorgrams were fit globally to 1:1 Langmuirbinding to provide association rate constant (ka), dissociation rateconstant (kd), and equilibrium dissociation constant (KD) values.

Affinities determined as described above are shown for exemplaryB7H6/CD3 binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO: 228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231,SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ IDNO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising aB7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316,respectively) in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Affinities (KD) of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to humanB7H6,cynoB7H6, humanCD3 εγ subunit, cynoCD3 εγ subunit, and humanB7H1, asdetermined by SPR analysis. No detectable binding is denoted by ‘nb’.huB7- cyB7- B7H6 CD3 H6 H6 cy/hu huCD3 cyCD3 cy/hu binder binder [nM][nM] B7-H6 [nM] [nM] CD3 huB7-H1 B7H6#12 CD3#1 1.1 2.3 2.1 3.6 2.5 0.7nb at 1 μM B7H6#13 CD3#1 3.0 4.6 1.5 4.1 2.8 0.7 nb at 1 μM B7H6#14CD3#1 0.1 0.6 5.9 4.2 2.7 0.6 nb at 1 μM B7H6#15 CD3#1 0.8 2.2 2.8 3.82.6 0.7 nb at 1 μM B7H6#16 CD3#1 3.1 7.2 2.3 3.7 2.6 0.7 nb at 1 μMB7H6#17 CD3#1 8.7 8.4 1.0 13.5 3.7 0.3 nb at 1 μM B7H6#18 CD3#1 1.4 3.32.3 3.9 2.8 0.7 nb at 1 μM B7H6#19 CD3#1 1.6 5.1 3.1 4.0 2.4 0.6 nb at 1μM B7H6#20 CD3#1 1.1 4.9 4.6 4.0 2.6 0.7 nb at 1 μM B7H6#21 CD3#1 3.31.4 0.4 4.4 2.7 0.6 nb at 1 μM B7H6#22 CD3#1 1.5 1.4 1.0 5.1 2.8 0.5 nbat 1 μM B7H6#23 CD3#1 1.3 1.2 0.9 5.5 2.7 0.5 nb at 1 μM B7H6#24 CD3#11.8 3.1 1.7 7.8 3.3 0.4 nb at 1 μM B7H6#14 CD3#2 1.2 1.0 0.9 16.9 17.71.0 nb at 1 μM B7H6#14 CD3#3 1.1 1.1 0.9 4.8 7.1 1.5 nb at 1 μM B7H6#14CD3#4 1.3 1.1 0.8 7.6 8.5 1.1 nb at 1 μM B7H6#14 CD3#5 0.9 1.0 1.1 4.35.2 1.2 nb at 1 μM B7H6#14 CD3#6 0.4 0.9 2.1 4.1 5.7 1.4 nb at 1 μMB7H6#23 CD3#2 1.9 2.0 1.1 10.4 10.0 1.0 nb at 1 μM B7H6#23 CD3#3 2.2 1.90.9 13.8 11.9 0.9 nb at 1 μM B7H6#23 CD3#4 1.7 1.7 1.0 3.8 3.6 0.9 nb at1 μM B7H6#23 CD3#5 2.2 1.9 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.3 nb at 1 μM B7H6#23 CD3#6 1.92.0 1.1 3.4 3.9 1.2 nb at 1 μM nb: no binding

Example 5: Generation of Recombinant CHO-K1 Cell Lines ExpressingCynomolgus Monkey B7H6 Extracellular Domain on the Cell Surface

For generation of stable CHO-K1 cells expressing the extracellulardomain of cynomolgus monkey B7H6 (NCBI: XP_005578557) on the cellsurface, the respective coding sequence (aa 25 to 262 of XP_005578557.1)was cloned into pcDNA3.1 (Thermo Fisher Scientific). The constructcontains an N-terminal mouse IgG Vk-leading sequence, followed by a6-His-myc-tag (“6-His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 350) and the cynomolgusmonkey B7H6 extracellular domain (aa25-262 of NCBI XP_005578557.1). Toensure cell surface localization of the B7H6 extacellular domain, theconstruct was followed by a linker, and the transmembrane andintracellular domains of EpCAM (Uniprot P16422). The expression of theB7H6 domain on the cell surface was verified by flow cytometry using amouse monoclonal anti-myc antibody (AbD Serotec). The used sequences arelisted in Table 3, a schematic representation of the constructs is shownin FIG. 2.

TABLE 3 Amino acid sequences of B7H6subdomains expressed on CHO-K1 cells Name Sequence Vk leaderMETDTLLLWVLLLWVP GSTGD (SEQ ID NO: 325) 6-His-myc tag HHHHHHEQKLISEEDL(SEQ ID NO: 326) Cynomolgus B7-H6 DLKVEMMARGIQATRL extracellular domainNDSVTISCKVIYSQPL (NCBI XP_005578557.1, NITSMGITWFRKSLTL aa25-262)DKEVKVFEFFGDHQKA FRPGANVSLWRLKSGD ASLKLPGVQLEEAGEY RCEVVVTPLKAQGTVQLKVVASPTSRLFQDQA VVKENEGKYMCESSRF YPKDINITWEKWTQKS PHHVVISENVITGPTIKNMDGTFNITSYLKLN SSQEDPGTVYRCVIRH ESLHTPVSIDFILTAP QQSLSEPEKTDIFS(SEQ ID NO: 327) Linker SGGGGS  (SEQ ID NO: 328) Human EpCAM trans-AGVIAVIVVVVIAVVA membrane domain GIVVLVI (Uniprot P16422,(SEQ ID NO: 329) aa266-288) Human EpCAM intra- SRKKRMAKYEKAEIKEcellular domain MGEMHRELNA (Uniprot P16422, (SEQ ID NO: 330) aa289-314)

Example 6: Binding of Exemplary B7H6 Binding Proteins to RecombinantHuman B7H6 Extracellular Domain Proteins

To assess binding of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to recombinant humanFc-His-tagged B7H6 ECD and human Fc-His-tagged Ala-mutated B7H6extracellular proteins as described in Example 3, MediSorp™ plates(Nunc, 467320) were coated with 2 μl/ml recombinant proteins overnightat 4° C. The next day, plates were blocked with 0.5% bovine serumalbumin (BSA) in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) for 1 hour at roomtemperature (RT). Subsequently plates were washed with OBS containing0.05% TWEEN®20 viscous liquid and B7H6/CD3 binding proteins wereincubated at concentrations ranging from 0.00001 to 10 μg/ml. After anadditional washing step, bound B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were detectedby a peroxidase conjugated goat anti-human IgG F(ab′)₂-specificsecondary antibody (Jackson Immunoresearch) and visualized by TMBsubstrate solution (Bender Med Systems). FIGS. 3A+B and 4A+B showbinding of exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ IDNO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:228,SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ IDNO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ IDNO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313,SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively) torecombinant human B7H6 ECD (FIG. 3A+B) and human Ala-mutated B7H6 ECD(FIG. 4A+B) proteins.

All tested exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins show comparable bindingto recombinant human B7H6 ECD (FIG. 3A+B), whereas only B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ IDNO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234,SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ IDNO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ IDNO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314,SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively, show strong binding tohuman Fc-His-tagged Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular protein, in which theNKp30 binding sites were mutated to Alanins B7H6/CD3 binding proteinscomprising a B7H6 chain or SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224,SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226, SEQ ID NO:227, and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:311 show only weak binding at high concentrations or no binding toFc-His-tagged Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular protein.

Example 7: Binding to B7H6-Positive HCT Cells

Binding of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to HCT-15, a human (colo-rectalcancer) CRC cell line was tested by flow cytometry. In a previousexperiment, it has been confirmed that HCT-15 cells expresses B7-H6 onthe RNA levels as well as the protein level with approximately 8,000B7-H6 receptors on the cell surface (data not shown). B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins were produced, as described in Example 2. HCT-15 cells werestained with increasing concentrations of two-step purified B7H6/CD3binding proteins in FACS buffer (PBS/0.5% BSA/0.05% sodium azide). Boundmolecules were detected with PE-conjugated anti-human secondary antibody(Sigma-Aldrich, #P8047). FIGS. 5A+B show binding of exemplary B7H6/CD3binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain ofSEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ IDNO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQID NO:226, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230,SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ IDNO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, orSEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 bindingproteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and aCD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315,or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively) to human HCT-15 cells.

Example 8: Cross-Reactivity to Cynomolgus Monkey B7H6

Binding of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to recombinant CHO-K1 cellsexpressing cynomolgus B7H6 was tested by flow cytometry. B7H6/CD3binding proteins were produced, as described in Example 2. Recombinantcynomolgus B7H6-expressing cell lines were generated as described inExample 5. Cells were stained with increasing concentrations of two-steppurified B7H6/CD3 binding proteins in FACS buffer (PBS/0.5% BSA/0.05%sodium azide). Bound molecules were detected with PE-conjugatedanti-human secondary antibody (Sigma-Aldrich, #P8047). FIG. 6 showsbinding of exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO: 228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234,SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ IDNO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ IDNO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314,SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively) to recombinant cynomolgusmonkey B7H6-expressing cells.

Example 9: Binding to Human T-Cells

Binding of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to purified human T-cells wastested by flow cytometry. B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, asdescribed in Example 2. T-cells were isolated from buffy coats obtainedfrom the Austrian Red Cross. Informed consent in accordance with theDeclaration of Helsinki and with approval of the cantonal ethicalcommittee in Austria was obtained for all buffy coats.

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were prepared usingFicoll® Paque density gradient medium (GE Healthcare Lifesciences)followed by centrifugation.

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were derived fromenriched lymphocyte preparations (buffy coats), a side product of bloodbanks collecting blood for transfusions. Therefore, mononuclear cellswere isolated by Ficoll® density gradient centrifugation (35 min withoutbrake at 1400 rpm) and extensive washes with PBS. Remaining erythrocyteswere removed by incubating for 3 minutes in ACK lysis buffer (ThermoFisher Scientific, A1049201), followed by washing in PBS, beforesuspension in assay medium containing RPMI 1640 GlutaMAX™ supplement(Gibco #61870-010), 5% human AB serum AB (Gemini, GemCell cat #100-512LOT #H56500I)+1% MEM-NEAA (Gibco #11140-035), 10 mM HEPES (Affymetrix#7365-49-9), 10 μM beta-(Gibco #21985-023) and sodium pyruvat (Gibco#11360-039).

T-cells were isolated by negative selection using the Pan T CellIsolation Kit II (Miltenyi Biotec #130-091-156). In brief, cells wereresuspended in 40 μl buffer PBS/0.5% BSA (Gibco ref #041-94553 M)/2 mMEDTA (Invitrogen ref #15575-038) per 10 Mio cells and incubated with 10μl of Biotin-Antibody cocktail per 10 Mio cells for 5 min at 4° C.Subsequently, 30 μl buffer and 20 μl anti-biotin MACS® MicroBeds/10million cells were added and incubated for 10 min at 4° C. Subsequentlythe mixture was placed in a pre-rinsed 25LS column (Miltenyi Biotec#130-042-401) in the magnetic field of suitable MACS® microbeadsseparator (Miltenyi Biotec). Flow-through was collected and washed inassay medium.

T-cells were stained with increasing concentrations of two-step purifiedB7H6/CD3 binding proteins in FACS buffer (PBS/0.5% BSA/0.05% sodiumazide). Bound molecules were detected with PE-conjugated anti-humansecondary antibody (Sigma-Aldrich, #P8047). FIG. 7 shows binding ofexemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 binding proteinscomprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230,SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ IDNO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, orSEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 bindingproteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and aCD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315,or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively) to human T-cells.

Example 10: Binding Selectivity

Binding of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins to B7H6- and CD3-negative CHO-K1cells was tested by flow cytometry analysis. B7H6/CD3 binding proteinswere produced, as described in Example 2. CHO-K1 cells were stained withincreasing concentrations of two-step purified B7H6/CD3 binding proteinsin FACS buffer (PBS/0.5% BSA/0.05% sodium azide). Bound molecules weredetected with PE-conjugated anti-human secondary antibody(Sigma-Aldrich, #P8047). FIG. 8 shows binding of exemplary B7H6/CD3binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain ofSEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ IDNO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316,respectively) to CHO-K1 cells.

Example 11: Inhibition of B7H6-Dependent NK Cell Activity

Cell surface expressed B7H6 binds to NKp30 on NK cells, which triggersNKp30-mediated activation of NK cells and NK cell cytotoxicity andcytokine secretion (Brandt et al, J. Exp. Med. 2009; 206(7):1495-1503).To assess B7H6-dependent activation of NK-cells, 96-well flat bottomcell culture plates were coated with 100 nM recombinant human B7H6protein (R&DSystems #7144-B7-050) overnight at 4° C. On the next day,plates were washed with PBS, subsequently increasing concentrations ofB7H6/CD3 binding proteins or recombinant NKp30 protein (R&DSystems#1849-NK-025) were added and incubated for one hour at room temperature.B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, as described in Example 2.After an additional washing step, 100,000 NK92MI (ATCC) cells in 100 μlmedium (MEM alpha containing 12.5% fetal bovine serum, 12.5% horseserum, 0.2 mM D-Myo-Inositol, 0.02 mM folic acid and 0.1 mMβ-mercaptoethanol) were added per well and incubated for 24 hours. Onthe next day, IFNγ concentration was quantified using the V-PLEX HumanIFN-γ Kit (Meso Scal Discovery). FIGS. 9A+B show the ability of B7H6/CD3binding proteins (B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain ofSEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ IDNO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQID NO:226, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231,SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:311) to inhibit B7-H6-dependent induction of IFNγ secretion byNK-92MI.

B7H6 binding proteins which do not or only weakly bind to Ala-mutatedB7H6 extracellular proteins in which the NKp30 interaction sites weresubstituted with Alanine (B7-H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQID NO:226, SEQ ID NO:227, and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311) (as shown inFIG. 4, Example 6) inhibit the B7-H6-dependent induction of IFNγsecretion by NK-92MI cells, whereas binding protein that show strongbinding to Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular proteins comparable to wildtype protein, (B7-H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221,SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ IDNO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311) (as shown inFIG. 4, Example 6) do not influence the B7-H6-dependent induction ofIFNγ secretion by NK-92MI cells.

Example 12: Potency of T-Cell Redirected Lysis Human HCT-15 Cells

Potency of non-stimulated T-cells against HCT-15 cells was determinedusing lactate-dehydrogenase (LDH) release as readout for cell lysis. Inthis assay, the B7H6-positive CRC cell line HCT-15 was co-cultured withhuman T-cells as effector cells and increasing concentrations ofB7H6/CD3 binding proteins for 72 hours at an effector to target cellratio of 10:1. B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, as described inExample 2. Purified T-cells were isolated as described in Example 9.Subsequently, HCT-15 cells and T-cells at a ratio of 1:10 were incubatedwith B7H6/CD3 binding proteins at concentrations from 0.00001 nM to 10nM for 72 hours.

Cytotoxic activity was determined using the Cytotoxicity DetectionKit^(PLUS) (Roche), following the manufacturer's instructions. In brief,this method is based on the usage of the release of LDH from dead orplasma-membrane damaged cells. Cell culture supernatant is incubatedwith the reaction mixture from the kit for 30 minutes and the formationof Formazan, as a result of LDH activity is measured in aspectrophotometer at 500 nm as surrogate for cell lysis. Percentage ofcytotoxicity relative to the maximal lysis control was calculatedaccording to the following formula:

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Background: Target cells+Effector cellsMaximal lysis: Target cells+5% Triton X-100Minimal lysis: Target cells

Using GraphPad®Prism® 5.0 software (GraphPad Sofware, Inc), thepercentage of cytotoxicity relative to the maximal lysis control wasplotted against the corresponding B7H6/CD3 binding proteinconcentrations. Dose response curves were analysed with thefour-parameter logistic equation model for evaluation of sigmoidaldose-response curve and EC₅₀ values were calculated.

FIGS. 10A+B and 11A+B show examples of potency T-cell redirected lysisof HCT-15 cells mediated by exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins(B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222,SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226, SEQ IDNO:227, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236,SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316,respectively). FIGS. 10 and 11 show that B7H6 binding proteins whichbind to the recombinant Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular proteins, inwhich the NKp30 interaction sites were substituted with Alanine,comparable as to wt protein, and do not inhibit the B7-H6-dependentsecretion of IFNγ by NK92MI cells (B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprisinga B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ IDNO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235,SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ IDNO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 binding proteinscomprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, orSEQ ID NO:316, respectively) (as shown in, Example 6, 11) show lowerEC₅₀ values (Tables 4A+B) than B7H6/CD3 binding proteins which do not oronly weakly bind to recombinant Ala-mutated B7H6 extracellular proteinsand inhibit the B7-H6-dependent secretion of IFNγ by NK92MI cells(B7-H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising of a SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ IDNO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, or SEQ ID NO:221, and a CD3 chainof SEQ ID NO:CD3#1) (as shown in, Example 6, 11). Thus, binding proteinsthat do not inhibit B7H6 dependent NK cell activation surprisingly showa significantly higher T-cell mediated tumor cell lysis compared tobinding proteins that do inhibit B7H6 dependent NK cell activation.

As shown in FIG. 12 with an exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding protein, activityonly requires low effector to target cell ratios.

TABLE 4A EC₅₀ values [nM] of 11 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins asmeasured in 72 hour cytotoxicity assay with non-stimulated T- cells(from Donor #1) as effector cells and HCT-15 cells as target cells.B7H6/CD3 EC₅₀ [nM] B7H6#1/CD3#1 0.14 B7H6#2/CD3#1 0.22 B7H6#3/CD3#1 0.40B7H6#4/CD3#1 0.23 B7H6#5/CD3#1 0.22 B7H6#6/CD3#1 0.46 B7H6#7/CD3#1 0.36B7H6#8/CD3#1 0.62 B7H6#9/CD3#1 0.44 B7H6#10/CD3#1 0.53 B7H6#11/CD3#10.77

TABLE 4B EC₅₀ values [nM] of 23 exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins asmeasured in 72 hour cytotoxicity assay with non-stimulated T- cells(from Donor #2) as effector cells and HCT-15 cells as target cells.B7H6/CD3 EC₅₀ [nM] B7H6#12/CD3#1 0.004 B7H6#13/CD3#1 0.008 B7H6#14/CD3#10.003 B7H6#15/CD3#1 0.004 B7H6#16/CD3#1 0.011 B7H6#17/CD3#1 0.014B7H6#18/CD3#1 0.014 B7H6#19/CD3#1 0.011 B7H6#20/CD3#1 0.010B7H6#21/CD3#1 0.010 B7H6#22/CD3#1 0.005 B7H6#23/CD3#1 0.005B7H6#24/CD3#1 0.005 B7H6#14/CD3#2 0.118 B7H6#23/CD3#2 0.215B7H6#14/CD3#3 0.069 B7H6#23/CD3#3 0.107 B7H6#14/CD3#4 0.292B7H6#23/CD3#4 0.447 B7H6#14/CD3#5 0.005 B7H6#23/CD3#5 0.003B7H6#14/CD3#6 0.081 B7H6#23/CD3#6 0.129

Example 13: Cross-Reactivity and Selectivity of T-Cell Redirected Lysis

Potency of non-stimulated T-cells against HCT-15 cells was determinedusing lactate-dehydrogenase (LDH) release as readout for cell lysis asdescribed in Example 12. B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, asdescribed in Example 2. Recombinant cynomolgus B7H6-expressing celllines were generated as described in Example 5.

FIG. 13 shows examples of potency of T-cell redirected lysis of cynoB7H6 expressing cells (FIG. 13A) and B7H6-negative parental CHO-K1 cells(FIG. 13B) mediated by exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins a B7H6 chainSEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ IDNO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316,respectively).

Example 14: Selectivity of Activation of T Cells

To determine activation of T-cells, a cytotoxicity assay withnon-stimulated T-cells and B7H6-positive HCT-15 cells as target cellswas setup as described in Example 12. B7H6/CD3 binding proteins wereproduced, as described in Example 2. To determine T cell activation,cells were centrifuged and stained with antibodies against CD4 (BD#550630), CD8 (BD #557834), and CD25 (BD #340907) and measured byflow-cytometry. FIG. 14 shows examples of potency of activation ofCD4+(FIG. 14A) and CD8+(FIG. 14B) cells in presence and absence ofB7H6-positive HCT-15 cells mediated by exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ IDNO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:235, or SEQ ID NO:236, and a CD3 chainof SEQ ID NO:311.

Example 15: Selectivity of Degranulation of T Cells

To determine degranulation of T-cells via intracellular expression ofPerforin and Granzyme B, a cytotoxicity assay with non-stimulatedT-cells and B7H6-positive HCT-15 cells as target cells was setup asdescribed in Example 12. B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, asdescribed in Example 2. To determine intracellular levels of Granzyme Band Perforin, cells were centrifuged and stained with antibodies againstCD4 (BD #550630), CD8 (BD #557834), subsequently the cells werepermabilized using the Fixation/Permeabilization Solution (BD #554714)and stained with antibodies against Perforin (BioLegend #308120) andGranzyme B (BD #560221) and measured by flow-cytometry. FIG. 15 showsexamples of potency of upregulation of intracellular Perforin expressionin CD4⁺ (FIG. 15A) and CD8⁺ (FIG. 15B) cells, and FIG. 16 showsupregulation of intracellular Granzyme B expression in CD4⁺ (FIG. 16A)and CD8⁺ (FIG. 16B) cells in presence and absence of B7H6-positiveHCT-15 cells mediated by exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprisinga B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ IDNO:232, SEQ ID NO:235, or SEQ ID NO:236, and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:311.

Example 16: Induction of T-Cell Proliferation

A cytotoxicity assay with non-stimulated T-cells and B7H6-positiveHCT-15 cells as target cells was setup as described in Example 12.B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, as described in Example 2. Todetermine the proliferation of T cells, PBMCs were labeled with 5 μMCell Trace™ CFSE (Invitrogen, C34554) and T cell stained with ananti-CD3 antibody (BioLegend cat #: 317336). Subsequently the labeledPBMCs were incubated with HCT-15 cells at a ratio of 10:1 and increasingconcentrations of a B7H6/CD3 binding protein for 6 days. FIG. 17 showsdose-dependent induction of proliferation of T-cells by B7H6-bindingproteins by exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chainof SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ IDNO:235, or SEQ ID NO:236, and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311 in presenceof B7H6-positive HCT-15 cells.

Example 17: Selectivity of IFNγ Secretion

A cytotoxicity assay with non-stimulated T-cells and B7H6-positiveHCT-15 cells as target cells was setup as described in Example 12.B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, as described in Example 2.Cytokine levels in supernatants were determined by V-Plex HumanIFN-gamma Kit (MSD, CAT: K151QOD-4). FIG. 18 shows secretion of IFNγinduced by five exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:235, orSEQ ID NO:236, and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311.

Example 18: Mouse PK

B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, as described in Example 2.

The PK of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins was evaluated in C57BL/6 micefollowing a single 1 mg/kg i.v. dose. Serum concentrations of B7H6/CD3binding proteins were determined using a B7H6 capture/CD3 detectionassay.

In brief, male C57BL/6 mice received a single 1 mg/kg intravenous (IV)dose (n=3 per molecule). Blood samples were collected pre-dose and 0.25,2, 6, 24, 48, 96, 168, 240 and 336 hours post-dose. Serum drug levelswere measured with an MSD-based ligand binding assay, using biotinylatedB7H6 as the capture reagent and sulfo-tagged CD3E as the at detectionreagent. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were calculated from serumconcentration time-profiles using non-compartmental analysis. Thefollowing PK parameters were assessed: AUCtlast (area under the serumconcentration-time curve from time zero to the last quantifiabletime-point), AUCinf (area under the serum concentration-time curveextrapolated to infinity), CL (systemic clearance), V_(SS) (steady-statevolume of distribution) and T_(1/2) (terminal half-life).

Mean (SD) serum concentration time-profiles for an exemplary B7H6/CD3binding protein are summarized in FIG. 19. Mean (SD) PK parameters forthese exemplary BH6/CD3 binding protein are summarized in Table 5.

TABLE 5 Mean (SD) PK parameters of an exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteinin male C57BL/6 mice following a single 1 mg/kg intravenous dose DoseC_(max) AUC_(tlast) AUC_(inf)* CL V_(ss) (mg/ (ng/ (ng · hr (ng · hr(mL/d/ (mL/ T_(1/2) MRT kg) mL) /mL) /mL) kg) kg) (day) (day) 1 205001200000 1840000 13.1 173 10.2 13.3 (458) (78100) (112000) (0.8) (30)(2.2) (3.0) *greater than 20% extrapolated AUC

Example 18A: Mouse PK

The PK of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins was evaluated as described inExample 18. Mean (SD) serum concentration time-profiles for fourexemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ IDNO:228, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, or SEQ ID NO:232, and a CD3 chainof SEQ ID NO:311 are summarized in FIG. 22.

Example 19: In Vivo Efficacy

Efficacy studies were performed using a human xenograft mouse modelreconstituted with human T cells. In detail, human NCI-H716 colorectalcancer cells (2.5×10⁷) were injected subcutaneously (s.c.) into theright dorsal flank of sub-lethally irradiated (2 Gy, day −1) femaleNOD.Cg-Prkdc^(scid) Il2rg^(tm1Sug)/JicTac mice (Day −16). In parallel,human CD3 positive T cells (isolated from healthy human blood donor)were expanded in vitro.

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were prepared asdescribed in Example 9.

T-cells were isolated by negative selection using the Pan T CellIsolation Kit II (Miltenyi Biotec #130-096-535). In brief, cells wereresuspend in 40 μl buffer PBS/0.5% BSA (Gibco ref #041-94553 M)/2 mMEDTA (Invitrogen ref #15575-038) per 10×10⁶ cells and incubated with 10μl of Biotin-Antibody cocktail per 10×10⁶ cells for 5 min at 4° C.Subsequently, 30 μl buffer and 20 μl anti-biotin MACS® MicroBeads/10×10⁶cells were added and incubated for 10 min at 4° C. Subsequently themixture was placed in a pre-rinsed 25LS column (Miltenyi Biotec#130-042-401) in the magnetic field of suitable MACS® microbeadseparator (Miltenyi Biotec). Flow-through was collected and washed inassay medium.

Subsequently T cells were expanded using the T Cell Activation/ExpansionKit human (Miltenyi Biotec Cat#130-091-441) for 17 days. In brief,anti-Biotin MACSiBead™ Particles are loaded with CD2-, CD3-, CD28 Biotinand are transferred to the purified T cells in a ratio of 2 cells perparticle and incubated in presence of 20 Units recombinant IL-2 (R&D#202-IL-050/CF) at a density of 0.5-10⁶ cells/ml for 14 days. Cells weresupplemented with 20 Units fresh IL-2 every three days. Three daysbefore injection into the animals, T cells were restimulated withanti-Biotin MACSiBead™ Particles are loaded with CD2-, CD3-, CD28 Biotinat a ratio of 1 bead per 4 cells for additional three days. Finally,beads were removed with a MACSiMAG™ Separator (Miltenyi Biotec) and Tcells were washed in PBS.

On day −2, animals were randomized into treatment groups based on tumorvolume and 2×10⁷ human T cells were injected intra-peritoneally (i.p.).B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were produced, as described in Example 2.Treatment was started on day 1 and B7H6/CD3 binding protein or Vehiclebuffer (50 mM NaOAc, 100 mM NaCl, pH 5.0) was administered in a q7ddosing regimen by intravenous (i.v.) bolus injections into the lateraltail vein. Tumor growth was monitored by external caliper measurementsand tumor volumes were calculated using a standard hemi-ellipsoidformula. Animals reaching sacrifice criteria were euthanized earlyduring the studies for ethical reasons. Treatment of tumor-bearing micewith B7H6/CD3 binding proteins once weekly i.v. at 0.05 mg/kg inducedsignificant tumor regression (FIG. 20).

Example 19A: In Vivo Efficacy

Efficacy studies were performed using a human NCI-H716 xenograft mousemodel reconstituted with human CD3⁺ T cells as described in Example 19.Treatment of tumor-mice with B7H6/CD3 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID No 230, SEQ ID NO:231, or SEQ ID NO:232,and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:311 once weekly i.v. at 0.05 mg/kg inducedsignificant tumor regression (FIG. 23).

Example 19B: In Vivo Efficacy

Efficacy studies were performed using a human NCI-H716 xenograft mousemodel reconstituted with human CD3⁺ T cells as described in Example 19.Treatment of tumor-bearing mice with an exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingprotein administered once weekly or as a single dose i.v. at 0.05 mg/kginduced significant tumor regression (FIG. 24).

Example 20: Percent Monomer Content of B7H6/CD3 Binding Proteins

Percent monomer was determined for B7H6/CD3 binding proteins (B7H6/CD3binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ IDNO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:227,SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ IDNO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3chain of SEQ ID NO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6chain of SEQ ID NO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316,respectively) by Analytical Size Exclusion Chromatography (aSEC) (shownin Table 6). aSEC was run on a Waters® (Milfrod, Mass., USA) AcquityUPLC® system using a Protein BEH SEC column 200 Å, 1.7 μm, 4.6×150 mm(Cat #186005225). Running conditions were as follows: Mobile phase: 50mM Sodium Phosphate, 200 mM Arginine and 0.05% Sodium Azide; Flow rate:0.5 ml/min; Runtime: 5 minutes; Sample loading amount: 10 μg; Peakdetection: A280 nm; Automated processing method of chromatograms.

TABLE 6 Percent monomer after first and second purification step B7H6CD3 Percent Monomer Percent Monomer binder binder after 1st step after2nd step B7H6#1 CD3#1 70.5 98.5 B7H6#2 CD3#1 38.7 95.1 B7H6#3 CD3#1 50.196.6 B7H6#4 CD3#1 56.0 99.9 B7H6#5 CD3#1 66.5 99.3 B7H6#6 CD3#1 63.799.1 B7H6#7 CD3#1 43.4 97.7 B7H6#8 CD3#1 68.3 96.8 B7H6#9 CD3#1 61.395.7 B7H6#10 CD3#1 66.3 97.7 B7H6#11 CD3#1 38.2 95.3 B7H6#12 CD3#1 67.499.9 B7H6#13 CD3#1 61.9 99.9 B7H6#14 CD3#1 64.6 99.9 B7H6#15 CD3#1 53.899.9 B7H6#16 CD3#1 52.4 99.7 B7H6#17 CD3#1 46.8 99.9 B7H6#18 CD3#1 50.199.8 B7H6#19 CD3#1 64.1 99.9 B7H6#20 CD3#1 62.3 99.9 B7H6#21 CD3#1 60.499.9 B7H6#22 CD3#1 57.5 99.9 B7H6#23 CD3#1 59.5 99.8 B7H6#24 CD3#1 51.799.9 B7H6#14 CD3#2 71.9 99.9 B7H6#14 CD3#3 68.2 99.9 B7H6#14 CD3#4 62.299.6 B7H6#14 CD3#5 76.5 99.9 B7H6#14 CD3#6 70.5 99.9 B7H6#23 CD3#2 69.899.8 B7H6#23 CD3#3 67.3 99.6 B7H6#23 CD3#4 62.2 99.7 B7H6#23 CD3#5 7599.9 B7H6#23 CD3#6 69.6 99.9

Example 21: Thermostability

Thermostability was determined by Thermal Shift Analysis (TSA) andresults of the first melting transitions (Tm1) of B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins (B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ IDNO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237,SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ IDNO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313,SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively) are shownin Table 7. The fluorescence intensity profile as a function oftemperature was acquired using a QuantStudio™ 6 Flex real-time PCRsystem (Applied Biosystems, Waltham, Mass.) with SYPRO® Orange proteingel stain (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) as the extrinsic fluorophore.Sample was diluted to 0.4 mg/ml in 10 mM histidine, pH 6.0 with 40 mMsodium chloride and 0.02% sodium azide. The melt curve was generatedwith a thermal ramp from 25° C. to 95° C. at a rate of 2° C./min, withdata collected approximately every 0.4° C. through the ‘ROX’ filter set(Ex: 580±10 nm, Em: 623±14 nm). Data were analyzed using Protein ThermalShift™ Software Version v1.3 (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass.).

TABLE 7 Thermostability analysis B7H6 CD3 binder binder Tm1 (° C.)B7H6#12 CD3#1 65.3 B7H6#13 CD3#1 65.2 B7H6#14 CD3#1 65.7 B7H6#15 CD3#165.4 B7H6#16 CD3#1 65.4 B7H6#17 CD3#1 65.4 B7H6#18 CD3#1 65.0 B7H6#19CD3#1 64.0 B7H6#20 CD3#1 62.5 B7H6#21 CD3#1 64.9 B7H6#22 CD3#1 58.7B7H6#23 CD3#1 64.7 B7H6#24 CD3#1 65.3 B7H6#14 CD3#2 61.7 B7H6#14 CD3#360.4 B7H6#14 CD3#4 60.3 B7H6#14 CD3#5 61.4 B7H6#14 CD3#6 61.4 B7H6#23CD3#2 60.1 B7H6#23 CD3#3 64.9 B7H6#23 CD3#4 58.0 B7H6#23 CD3#5 57.9B7H6#23 CD3#6 57.5

Example 22: Predicted Immunogenicity Scores in Silico by Epivax

Immunogenicity of sequences was evaluated in silico with a mathematicalalgorithm. Specifically, EpiMatrix® Treg-adjusted Scores (EpiVax Inc.,Providence R.I.)) as a measure of immunogenicity scores, were determinedfor B7H6 chains (a B7H6 chain of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ IDNO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:228,SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID at NO:232, SEQ IDNO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240) and for CD3 chains (a CD3chain of SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316) and compared to the scores of various Fcsequences. These scores are taking T-cell epitopes and Treg epitopesinto consideration. The lower the immunogenicity score, the less likelya sequence to be immunogenic. In general, a negative score is consideredlow risk of immunogenicity, while a highly positive score is viewed asindication for potential immunogenicity. As shown in the table 8 and 9below, exemplary B7H6/CD3 binding proteins described herein have verylow immunogenicity scores, indicating that the risk of being immunogenicis low for these binding proteins.

TABLE 8 Adjusted Epivax ® scores of B7H6/CD3 binding proteins Fullpolypeptide chain (VL-CL- B7H6 or CD3 binding linker-VH-CH1- protein VHVL hinge-CH2-CH3) B7H6#1 B7H6 chain −9.94 17.52 −29.07 B7H6#2 B7H6 chain17.12 1.78 −27.07 B7H6#3 B7H6 chain 67.70 32.77 −11.61 B7H6#4 B7H6 chain−20.24 −6.54 −34.34 B7H6#5 B7H6 chain −58.29 −29.64 −43.99 B7H6#6 B7H6chain 4.77 −9.90 −30.99 B7H6#7 B7H6 chain 16.81 −13.51 −28.20 B7H6#8B7H6 chain −31.42 35.40 −29.91 B7H6#9 B7H6 chain −4.61 −4.44 −31.45B7H6#10 B7H6 chain 10.78 3.40 −26.72 B7H6#11 B7H6 chain 4.49 47.21−22.15 B7H6#12 B7H6 chain −24.63 −48.50 −39.76 B7H6#13 B7H6 chain −19.87−48.50 −39.00 B7H6#14 B7H6 chain −23.93 −48.50 −39.65 B7H6#15 B7H6 chain−19.71 −48.50 −38.98 B7H6#16 B7H6 chain −17.72 −48.50 −38.66 B7H6#17B7H6 chain −19.71 −48.50 −38.98 B7H6#18 B7H6 chain −19.71 −50.41 −39.25B7H6#19 B7H6 chain −22.64 −48.50 −39.44 B7H6#20 B7H6 chain −24.63 −50.41−40.03 B7H6#21 B7H6 chain −21.94 −48.50 −39.33 B7H6#22 B7H6 chain −23.93−50.41 −39.92 B7H6#23 B7H6 chain −21.94 −50.41 −39.61 B7H6#24 B7H6 chain−19.71 −50.41 −39.25 CD3#1 CD3 chain −9.68 −50.52 −35.25 CD3#2 CD3 chain−40.29 −8.95 −33.62 CD3#3 CD3 chain −41.48 −4.54 −33.15 CD3#4 CD3 chain−39.06 −4.54 −32.77 CD3#5 CD3 chain −55.51 −14.24 −36.83 CD3#6 CD3 chain−41.48 −14.24 −34.60

TABLE 9 Adjusted Epivax ® scores of Fc domains Fc Protein Chain AdjustedEpivax score Fc-IgG1-WT −25.64 Fc-IgG1-LALA −29.83 Fc-IgG1-LALA-KNOB−31.76 Fc-IgG1-LALA-HOLE −18.01

Example 23: Non-Specific Binding to Surfaces

The specificity of the B7H6/CD3 binding proteins of the invention wasfurther tested in an surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based assay usinghighly charged proteins. A non-specific binding assay was developedusing biosensor technology to determine if binding proteins havesignificant binding to unrelated charged proteins. In this assay,B7H6/CD3 binding proteins were passed over two SPR surfaces, one coatedwith a negatively charged protein (Trypsin Inhibitor) and one coatedwith a positively charged protein (Lysozyme). When a protein displayssignificant non-specific binding to these surfaces, it is likely thatthe cause of binding is the presence of positive or negative chargedsurface patches on the candidate. Non-specific binding of proteins maytranslate to poor pharmacokinetics (PK) and biodistribution and may alsohave downstream manufacturability impacts.

The experiment was performed on a Biacore® T200 SPR system (GEHealthcare Life Sciences). The dilution, surface preparation, andbinding experiments were performed at 25° C. in 1×HBS-EP buffer preparedfrom 10×HBS-EP. The flow rate for both the immobilization protocol andbinding experiment was at 5 μL/min.

To prepare the surface for the non-specific binding experiment, chickenegg white lysozyme and trypsin inhibitor from Glycine max soybean werecoupled manually to a Biacore® series S CM5 sensor chip (GE Healthcaresciences) with the surface density of 3000-5000 RU using the aminecoupling kit according to the manufacture instructions. Samples wereprepared at 1 μM in 1×HBS-EP buffer. The samples were injected overactivated surfaces with a 10 min association and 15 min dissociation.The data was collected using Biacore® T200 Control Software version2.0.1 and analyzed using Biacore® T200 Evaluation Software version 3.0(GE Healthcare Life Sciences).

Table 10 shows no or very low binding to the two highly chargedproteins, Trypsin Inhibitor and Lysozyme, of exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingproteins (B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ IDNO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237,SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, or SEQ ID NO:240 and a CD3 chain of SEQ IDNO:311, and B7H6 binding proteins comprising a B7H6 chain of SEQ IDNO:230 or SEQ ID NO:239 and a CD3 chain of SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313,SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, or SEQ ID NO:316, respectively).

TABLE 10: Low RU numbers indicate no significant binding to unrelatedcharged proteins Non-specific binding Non-specific B7H6 CD3 (RU),Lysozyme binding (RU), Tryp binder binder (positive) Inhibitor(negative) B7H6#12 CD3#1 9.2 35.4 B7H6#13 CD3#1 7.2 30.6 B7H6#14 CD3#18.1 32.7 B7H6#15 CD3#1 7.2 32.8 B7H6#16 CD3#1 8.2 42.6 B7H6#17 CD3#115.3 88.4 B7H6#18 CD3#1 6.6 32.8 B7H6#19 CD3#1 8.2 40.3 B7H6#20 CD3#19.8 48.4 B7H6#21 CD3#1 8.1 42 B7H6#22 CD3#1 7.8 39.5 B7H6#23 CD3#1 8.145.7 B7H6#24 CD3#1 7.9 43.5 B7H6#14 CD3#2 11.2 12.2 B7H6#14 CD3#3 12.426.4 B7H6#14 CD3#4 8.8 22.6 B7H6#14 CD3#5 16.2 109.6 B7H6#14 CD3#6 15.734 B7H6#23 CD3#2 37.8 47.8 B7H6#23 CD3#3 18.9 38.7 B7H6#23 CD3#4 6.820.7 B7H6#23 CD3#5 15 114.7 B7H6#23 CD3#6 57.2 96.5

Example 24: T Cell Infiltration in SHP77 Xenograft Tumor Tissue with anExemplary B7H6/CD3 Binding Protein

Remaining tumor tissues from mice in the study described in Example 19were prepared, fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin. Subsequentlytissue sections were prepared and stained for CD3 expression on T cells(anti-CD3 (2GV6), Ventana Medical Systems). T cell infiltration inNCI-H716 xenograft tumor tissue with an exemplary B7H6/CD3 bindingprotein is shown in FIG. 21. The scoring in Table 11 was used toquantify CD3 expression in xenograft tumor tissues.

TABLE 11 Scoring for quantification of infiltrating CD3-positive T cellsScore Description 0 <5 CD3-positive T-cells per HPF (high-power field) 15-99 CD3-positive T-cells per HPF (high-power field) 2 100-200CD3-positive T-cells per HPF (high-power field) 3 >300 CD3-positiveT-cells per HPF (high-power field)

Example 25: Pharmaceutical Formulation for i.v. Administration

Any of the above binding proteins/molecules of the invention can beselected for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical formulation for i.v.application. An example of a suitable pharmaceutical formulation for theantibody of the invention is as follows.

A 10 mL vial contains 10 mg/mL of the B7H6/CD3 binding molecule/proteinof the invention, in a buffer comprising histidine, trehalose,polysorbate 20 and water for injection.

1. A protein comprising a first antigen binding unit specificallybinding to B7H6 and a second antigen binding unit specifically bindingto CD3, wherein said first antigen binding unit specifically binding toB7H6 is selected from the group consisting of i) to xxiv): i) an antigenbinding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:4 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3); i) an antigenbinding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:7 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:10 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:11 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3); ii) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:15 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:16 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3); iii)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:19 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:21 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:22 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:23 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3); iv) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:27 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:28 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3); v) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:31 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:33 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:34 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:35 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3); vi) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:39 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:40 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3); vii)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:43 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:45 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:46 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3); viii)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:50 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:51 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:52 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:54 (CDR3); ix) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:57 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:58 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3); x) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:63 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:64 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:66 (CDR3); xi) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:69 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3); xii)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:73 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:75 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:76 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:77 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3); xiii)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3); xiv)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:87 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3); xv) anantigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:93 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3); xvi)an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:97 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:99 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:100 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3);xvii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:103 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:104 (CDR2) andSEQ ID NO:105 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:106 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:107 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:108 (CDR3); xviii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:111 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:113 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3); xix) an antigen binding unit comprising lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:115 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:117 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:118 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3); xx) an antigen binding unitcomprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:121 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3) andheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:124(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:125 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3); xxi) an antigenbinding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:129 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:131 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:132 (CDR3);xxii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:134 (CDR2) andSEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:138 (CDR3); and xxiii) an antigen binding unit comprising light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:141 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:143 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:144 (CDR3).
 2. The protein of claim 1, wherein said firstantigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 is selected from thegroup consisting of i) to xxiv): i) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:145 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:146; ii)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:147 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:148; iii) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:149 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:150; iv)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:151 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:152; v) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:153 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:154; vi) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:155 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:156; vii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:157 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158; viii) a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:159 and heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:160; ix) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:161 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:162; x) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:163 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:164; xi)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:165 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:166; xii) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:168; xiii) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:169 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:170; xiv) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172; xv) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:173 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:174;xvi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:175 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:176; xvii) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:177 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:178;xviii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:179 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:180; xix) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:181 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:182; xx)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:183 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:184; xxi) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:185 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:186; xxii) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:187 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:188; xxiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:189 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:190; and xxiv) a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:191 and heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:192.
 3. The protein of claim 1, wherein said second antigen bindingunit specifically binding to CD3 is selected from the group consistingof i)-vi): i) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3); ii) an antigen binding unit comprising lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:263 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:264 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:265 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:266 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:267 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:268 (CDR3); iii) an antigen binding unitcomprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:269 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:270 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:271 (CDR3) andheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:272(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:273 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:274 (CDR3); iv) an antigenbinding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:275 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:276 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:277 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:278 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:279 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:280 (CDR3);v) an antigen binding unit comprising light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:281 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:282 (CDR2) andSEQ ID NO:283 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:284 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:285 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:286 (CDR3); and vi) an antigen binding unit comprising light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:287 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:288 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:289 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:290 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:291 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:292 (CDR3).
 4. The protein of claim 1, wherein said secondantigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 is selected from thegroup consisting of i) to vi): i) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294; ii)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:295 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:296; iii) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:297 and a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:298; iv) a lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:299 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:300; v) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:301 and a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:302; and vi) alight chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:303 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:304.
 5. The protein of claim 1, wherein i) saidfirst antigen binding unit specifically binding to B7H6 comprises fromits N- to C-terminus a first light chain variable domain, a first lightchain constant domain, a first peptide linker, a first heavy chainvariable domain and a first heavy chain constant CH1 domain; and ii)said second antigen binding unit specifically binding to CD3 comprisesfrom its N- to C-terminus a second light chain variable domain, a secondlight chain constant domain, a second peptide linker, a second heavychain variable domain and a second heavy chain constant CH1 domain. 6.The protein of claim 5, wherein i) said first antigen binding unitcomprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3), and said second antigenbinding unit comprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3);or ii) said first antigen binding unit comprises light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:84 (CDR3) and said second antigen binding unit comprises light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3); or iii) said first antigen binding unitcomprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3) and said second antigenbinding unit comprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3);or iv) said first antigen binding unit comprises light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:96 (CDR3) and said second antigen binding unit comprises light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).
 7. The protein of claim 5, wherein i) saidfirst antigen binding unit comprises a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 and a heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:168, andsaid second antigen binding unit comprises a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294; orii) said first antigen binding unit comprises a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and a heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:172, and said second antigen binding unit comprises a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:294; or iii) said first antigen binding unit comprises a lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:173 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:174, and said second antigen binding unitcomprises a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294; or iv) said first antigenbinding unit comprises a light chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:175 and a heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176, and said secondantigen binding unit comprises a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294.
 8. Theprotein of claim 5, wherein said first and/or second peptide linkercomprises 26 to 42 amino acids, preferably any one of 30 to 40 aminoacids, 34 to 40 amino acids, or 36 to 39 amino acids, more preferably 38amino acids.
 9. The protein of claim 5, wherein said first linker and/orsecond linker is a Gly-Ser linker, preferably comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:250, more preferably said first and second peptidelinker comprise the same sequence (e.g., SEQ ID NO:250).
 10. The proteinof claim 5, wherein the first light chain constant domain and the secondlight chain constant domain comprise a human kappa or lambda domain. 11.The protein of claim 5, wherein said first antigen binding unit specificfor B7H6 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196SEQ ID NO:197 SEQ ID NO:198 SEQ ID NO:199 SEQ ID NO:200 SEQ ID NO:201SEQ ID NO:202 SEQ ID NO:203 SEQ ID NO:204 SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206,SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ IDNO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215, andSEQ ID NO:216 and said second antigen binding unit specific for CD3comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:305, SEQ ID NO:306, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:308, SEQ IDNO:309, and SEQ ID NO:310.
 12. The protein of claim 11, wherein (i) saidfirst antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 204 and said second antigen binding unit specificfor CD3 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:305; or (ii) saidfirst antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 206 and said second antigen binding unit specificfor CD3 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.305; (iii) saidfirst antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 207 and said second antigen binding unit specificfor CD3 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.305; or (iv) saidfirst antigen binding unit specific for B7H6 comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 208 and said second antigen binding unit specificfor CD3 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.305.
 13. Theprotein of claim 5, further comprising a first and a second Fc domain,said first Fc domain being covalently linked to said first antigenbinding unit, preferably to the C-terminus of said first antigen bindingunit, and said second Fc domain being covalently linked to said secondantigen binding unit, preferably to the C-terminus of said secondantigen binding unit.
 14. The protein of claim 13, wherein i) said firstFc domain comprises a tyrosine (Y) at position 366 [T366Y], and saidsecond Fc domain comprises a threonine (T) at position 407 [Y407T], orii) said first Fc domain comprises a tryptophan (W) at position 366[T366W], and said second Fc domain comprises a serine (S) at position366 [T366S], an alanine (A) at position 368 [L368A] and a valine (V) atposition 407 [Y407V], or iii) said second Fc domain comprises a tyrosine(Y) at position 366 [T366Y], and said first Fc domain comprises athreonine (T) at position 407 [Y407T], or iv) said second Fc domaincomprises a tryptophan (W) at position 366 [T366W], and said first Fcdomain comprises a serine (S) at position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) atposition 368 [L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V],preferably wherein said first or said second Fc domain further comprisesan arginine at position 435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine at position 436[Y436F].
 15. The protein of claim 13, wherein said first and/or saidsecond Fc domain comprises an alanine at position 234[L234A] and atposition 235 [L235A], preferably said first Fc domain comprises an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:242 and said second Fc domain comprises anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:243.
 16. The protein of claim 5,comprising a first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ IDNO:221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO; 224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQID NO:226, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230,SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ IDNO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, andSEQ ID NO:240 and a second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:311, SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ IDNO:315, and SEQ ID NO:316.
 17. The protein of claim 16, wherein (i) saidfirst polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 comprises an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 228 and said second polypeptide chainspecifically binding to CD3 comprises and amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:311; or (ii) said first polypeptide chain specifically binding toB7H6 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 230 and said secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 comprises and amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311, or (iii) said first polypeptide chainspecifically binding to B7H6 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 231 and said second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3comprises and amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311; or (iv) said firstpolypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 232 and said second polypeptide chainspecifically binding to CD3 comprises and amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:311.
 18. The protein of claim 16, wherein said first and said secondpolypeptide chain are linked via disulfide bonds forming a bispecific,bivalent and heterodimeric protein.
 19. An isolated nucleic acidmolecule encoding the first antigen binding unit and/or the secondantigen binding unit of a protein of claim 1, optionally furtherencoding a first and/or a second Fc domain.
 20. An isolated nucleic acidmolecule encoding the first and/or the second polypeptide chain of claim16.
 21. An expression vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule ofclaim
 19. 22. A host cell transfected with the expression vector ofclaim
 21. 23. A method of manufacturing a protein of claim 1 comprisingi) cultivating the host cell of claim 22 under conditions allowingexpression of the protein of claim 1; and, ii) recovering the protein;and optionally iii) further purifying and/or modifying and/orformulating the protein.
 24. A protein comprising a first polypeptidechain specifically binding to B7H6 (a B7H6 chain) and a secondpolypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 (a CD3 chain), whereinsaid first polypeptide chain comprises a first light chain, a firstlinker, and a first heavy chain and said second polypeptide chaincomprises a second light chain, a second linker, and a second heavychain, preferably wherein the C-terminus of said first light chain iscovalently linked to the N-terminus of said first heavy chain via saidfirst peptide linker and wherein the C-terminus of said second lightchain is covalently linked to the N-terminus of said second heavy chainvia said second peptide linker.
 25. The protein of claim 20, whereinsaid first and said second polypeptide chain are linked via disulfidebonds forming a bispecific, bivalent and heterodimeric protein.
 26. Theprotein of claim 24, wherein said first polypeptide chain specificallybinding to B7H6 comprises a light chain variable domain and heavy chainvariable domain comprising CDR sequences selected from the groupconsisting of i) to xxiv): i) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:4 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3); ii) lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:7 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:10 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:11(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3); iii) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:15 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:16 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3); iv)light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:19(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:21 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:22 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:23(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3); v) light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:27 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:28 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3); vi)light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:31(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:33 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:34 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:35(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3); vii) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:39 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:40 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3);viii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:43 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:45 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:46 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3); ix) light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:50(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:51 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:52 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:54 (CDR3); x) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:57 (CDR3) andheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:58(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3); xi) light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:63 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:64 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:66 (CDR3); xii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3); xiii)light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:73(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:75 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:76 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:77(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3); xiv) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:84 (CDR3); xv)light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:85(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:89(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3); xvi) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3);xvii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:97 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:99 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:100 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3); xviii) light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:103 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:104 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:105 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:106 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:107 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:108 (CDR3); xix) light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:111 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:113 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3);xx) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:115 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:117 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:118 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3); xxi) light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:121 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:124 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:125 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3); xxii) light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:129 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:131 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:132 (CDR3);xxiii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:133 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:134 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:136 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:138 (CDR3); and xxiv) light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:141 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:143 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:144 (CDR3).
 27. The protein of claim 24, wherein saidsecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 comprises a lightchain variable domain and heavy chain variable domain comprising CDRsequences selected from the group consisting of i) to vi): i) lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3); ii) light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:263 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:264 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:265 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:266 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:267 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:268 (CDR3); iii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:269 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:270 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:271 (CDR3)and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:272 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:273 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:274 (CDR3); iv) lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:275 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:276 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:277 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:278 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:279 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:280 (CDR3); v) light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:281 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:282 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:283 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:284 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:285 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:286 (CDR3); and vi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:287 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:288 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:289 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:290 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:291 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:292 (CDR3).28. The protein of claim 24, wherein i) said first polypeptide chainspecifically binding to B7H6 light chain comprises CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:69 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3); andsaid second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 compriseslight chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3); or ii) said first polypeptidechain specifically binding to B7H6 light chain comprises light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:80 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:84 (CDR3), and said second polypeptide chain specifically bindingto CD3 comprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences ofSEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) andheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3); or iii) saidfirst polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 light chaincomprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:88 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3), and said second polypeptidechain specifically binding to CD3 comprises light chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:262 (CDR3); or iv) said first polypeptide chain specifically bindingto B7H6 light chain comprises light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:91 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3), and saidsecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 comprises lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:257 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:258 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:259 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:260 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:261 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:262 (CDR3).
 29. The protein of claim 24,wherein said first polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6comprises a light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variabledomain selected from the group consisting of i) to xxiv): i) a lightchain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:145 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:146; ii) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:147 and heavy chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:148; iii) alight chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:149 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:150; iv) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:151 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:152; v) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:153 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:154; vi) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:155 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156; vii) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:157 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:158;viii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:159 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:160; ix) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:161 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:162; x)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:163 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:164; xi) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:165 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:166; xii) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:168; xiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:169 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:170; xiv) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172; xv)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:173 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:174; xvi) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:175 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176; xvii) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:177 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:178; xviii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:179 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:180; xix) a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:181 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:182; xx)a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:183 and heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:184; xxi) a light chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:185 and heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:186; xxii) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:187 andheavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:188; xxiii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:189 and heavy chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:190; and xxiv) a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:191 and heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:192.
 30. The protein of claim 24, wherein said second polypeptidechain specifically binding to CD3 comprises a light chain variabledomain and a heavy chain variable domain selected from the groupconsisting of i)-vi): i) a light chain variable domain comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294; ii) a light chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:295 anda heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:296; iii) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:297 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:298; iv) a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:299 and a heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:300; v) a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:301 and a heavy chain variable domain comprisingthe amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:302; and vi) a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:303 and a heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:304.
 31. The protein of claim 24, wherein i) said first polypeptidechain specifically binding to B7H6 comprises a light chain variabledomain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:167 and heavychain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:168, and said second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3comprises light chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:294; or ii) said first polypeptide chainspecifically binding to B7H6 comprises a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:171 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:172, andsaid second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 compriseslight chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:294; or iii) said first polypeptide chainspecifically binding to B7H6 comprises a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:173 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:174, andsaid second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 compriseslight chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:294; or iv) said first polypeptide chainspecifically binding to B7H6 comprises a light chain variable domaincomprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:175 and heavy chainvariable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:176, andsaid second polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 compriseslight chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:293 and a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:294;
 32. The protein claim 24, wherein said firstand/or second peptide linker comprises 26 to 42 amino acids, preferablyany one of 30 to 40 amino acids, 34 to 40 amino acids, or 36 to 39 aminoacids, more preferably 38 amino acids.
 33. The protein of claim 32,wherein said first linker and/or second linker is a Gly-Ser linker,preferably comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:250, morepreferably said first and second peptide linker comprise the samesequence (e.g., SEQ ID NO:250).
 34. The protein of claim 24, whereinsaid first light chain and said second light chain independentlycomprise a human kappa or lambda domain.
 35. The protein of claim 24,wherein said first polypeptide chain comprises a scFab binding to B7H6comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:193, SEQ ID NO:194, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:196 SEQ ID NO:197SEQ ID NO:198 SEQ ID NO:199 SEQ ID NO:200 SEQ ID NO:201 SEQ ID NO:202SEQ ID NO:203 SEQ ID NO:204 SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207,SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ IDNO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215, and SEQ ID NO:216and said second polypeptide chain comprises a scFab binding to CD3comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:305, SEQ ID NO:306, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:308, SEQ IDNO:309, and SEQ ID NO:
 310. 36. The protein of claim 35, wherein i) saidfirst polypeptide chain comprises a scFab binding to B7H6 comprising anamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:204 and said second polypeptide chaincomprises a scFab binding to CD3 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:305; or ii) said first polypeptide chain comprises a scFabbinding to B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:206 andsaid second polypeptide chain comprises a scFab binding to CD3comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:305; or iii) said firstpolypeptide chain comprises a scFab binding to B7H6 comprising an aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:207 and said second polypeptide chaincomprises a scFab binding to CD3 comprising an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:305; or iv) said first polypeptide chain comprises a scFabbinding to B7H6 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:208 andsaid second polypeptide chain comprises a scFab binding to CD3comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:305.
 37. The protein ofclaim 24, wherein i) said first heavy chain comprises a tyrosine (Y) atposition 366 [T366Y], and said second heavy chain comprises a threonine(T) at position 407 [Y407T], or ii) said first heavy chain comprises atryptophan (W) at position 366 [T366W], and said second heavy chaincomprises a serine (S) at position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) atposition 368 [L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V], or iii)said second heavy chain comprises a tyrosine (Y) at position 366[T366Y], and said first heavy chain comprises a threonine (T) atposition 407 [Y407T], or iv) said second heavy chain comprises atryptophan (W) at position 366 [T366W], and said first heavy chaincomprises a serine (S) at position 366 [T366S], an alanine (A) atposition 368 [L368A] and a valine (V) at position 407 [Y407V],preferably wherein said first or said second heavy chain furthercomprises an arginine at position 435 [H435R] and a phenylalanine atposition 436 [Y436F].
 38. The protein of claim 24, wherein said firstand/or said second heavy chain comprises an alanine at position 234[L234A] and at position 235 [L235A] preferably said first heavy chaincomprises Fc domain with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:242 andsaid second heavy chain domain comprises an Fc domain with an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:243.
 39. The protein of claim 24, comprising afirst polypeptide chain specifically binding to B7H6 comprising an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:217, SEQID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID NO:221, SEQ ID NO:222,SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO; 224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226, SEQ IDNO:227, SEQ ID NO:228, SEQ ID NO:229, SEQ ID NO:230, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236,SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, and SEQ ID NO:240 and asecond polypeptide chain specifically binding to CD3 comprising theamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:311,SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, and SEQ IDNO:316.
 40. The protein of claim 38, wherein i) said first polypeptidechain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:228 and said secondpolypeptide chain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311; orii) said first polypeptide chain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:230 and said second polypeptide chain comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311; or iii) said first polypeptide chaincomprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:231 and said secondpolypeptide chain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:311; oriv) said first polypeptide chain comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:232 and said second polypeptide chain comprises an amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:311.
 41. An isolated nucleic acid moleculeencoding the first and/or the second polypeptide chain of claim
 24. 42.An expression vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 41.43. A host cell transfected with the expression vector of claim
 42. 44.(canceled)
 45. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the protein ofclaim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 46. A method oftreating cancer comprising administering to a patient in need thereof atherapeutically effective amount of the protein of claim
 1. 47.(canceled)
 48. (canceled)
 49. The method of claim 46, wherein the canceris a B7H6 expressing tumor, preferably wherein the cancer is(metastatic) colorectal cancer ((m)CRC), non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), or head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
 50. Themethod of claim 46, wherein said protein is used in combination with acytotoxic or cytostatic chemotherapeutic agent, a therapeutically activecompound that inhibits angiogenesis, a signal transduction pathwayinhibitor (e.g., an EGFR inhibitor), an immune modulator, an immunecheckpoint inhibitor, a mitotic checkpoint inhibitor or a hormonaltherapy agent.
 51. The method of claim 50, wherein said protein is usedin combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, preferably ananti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PD-L1 antibody.
 52. The method of claim51, wherein the anti-PD-1 antibody is selected from the group consistingof PD1-1, PD1-2, PD1-3, PD1-4, and PD1-5.
 53. An anti-B7H6 antibodymolecule comprising i) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:1 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:2 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:3(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:4 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:5 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:6 (CDR3); or ii) lightchain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:7 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:8 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:9 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:10 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:11(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDR3); or iii) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:13 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:14 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:15 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:16 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:17 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:18 (CDR3); oriv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:19(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:20 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:21 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:22 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:23(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDR3); or v) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:25 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:26 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:27 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:28 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:29 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:30 (CDR3); orvi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:31(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:32 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:33 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:34 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:35(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:36 (CDR3); or vii) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:37 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:38 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:39 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:40 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:41 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:42 (CDR3); orviii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:43 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:44 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:45 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:46 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:47 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:48 (CDR3); or ix) light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:49 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:50(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:51 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:52 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:53 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:54 (CDR3); or x) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:55 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:56 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:57 (CDR3) andheavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:58(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:59 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:60 (CDR3); or xi) light chainCDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:61 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:62 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:63 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:64 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:65 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:66 (CDR3); or xii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:67 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:68 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:69(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:70 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:71 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:72 (CDR3); or xiii)light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:73(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:74 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:75 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:76 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:77(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:78 (CDR3); or xiv) comprising light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:79 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:80(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:81 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:82 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:83 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:84 (CDR3); or xv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:85 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:86 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:87(CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQID NO:88 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:89 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:90 (CDR3); or xvi)light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:91(CDR1), SEQ ID NO:92 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:93 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:94 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:95(CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:96 (CDR3); or xvii) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:97 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:98 (CDR2) and SEQID NO:99 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:100 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:101 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:102 (CDR3);or xviii) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:103 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:104 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:105 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:106 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:107 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:108 (CDR3); or xix) light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:109 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:110 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:111 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:112 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:113 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:114 (CDR3); or xx) light chain CDRs comprising the aminoacid sequences of SEQ ID NO:115 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:116 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:117 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:118 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:119 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:120 (CDR3);or xxi) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ IDNO:121 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:122 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:123 (CDR3) and heavychain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:124 (CDR1),SEQ ID NO:125 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:126 (CDR3); or xxii) light chain CDRscomprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:127 (CDR1), SEQ IDNO:128 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:129 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprisingthe amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:130 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:131 (CDR2)and SEQ ID NO:132 (CDR3); or xxiii) light chain CDRs comprising theamino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:133 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:134 (CDR2) andSEQ ID NO:135 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:136 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:137 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:138 (CDR3); or xxiv) light chain CDRs comprising the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NO:139 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:140 (CDR2) and SEQ IDNO:141 (CDR3) and heavy chain CDRs comprising the amino acid sequencesof SEQ ID NO:142 (CDR1), SEQ ID NO:143 (CDR2) and SEQ ID NO:144 (CDR3).